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sore-throated

sore-throated adjective: afflicted with a sore throat.

Adjective

sore-throated (comparative more sore-throated, superlative most sore-throated)

  1. Afflicted with a sore throat.

Forms of sore-throated

comparativemore sore-throated
superlativemost sore-throated

Origin of sore-throated

From sore throat + -ed

Questions about sore-throated

What does sore-throated mean?
Sore-throated means afflicted with a sore throat.
What part of speech is sore-throated?
Sore-throated is an adjective.

Words near sore-throated in the dictionary

  1. sore thumb
  2. sore thumbs
  3. sore winner
  4. sore winners
  5. Sore-Loserman
  6. sore-throated
  7. sore-thumbish
  8. Sore/Loserman
  9. soreage
  10. sored
  11. sorede

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