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sorehearted

sorehearted adjective: anguished; miserable.

Adjective

sorehearted (comparative more sorehearted, superlative most sorehearted)

  1. Anguished; miserable.
    • Still oftentimes my weary spirit bleeds, / Toiling sorehearted through the stony hours1872, E. B. D, Eros Agonistes, page 99

Forms of sorehearted

comparativemore sorehearted
superlativemost sorehearted

Origin of sorehearted

sore + hearted

Questions about sorehearted

What does sorehearted mean?
Sorehearted means anguished; miserable.
What part of speech is sorehearted?
Sorehearted is an adjective.

Words near sorehearted in the dictionary

  1. soree
  2. sorees
  3. sorehead
  4. soreheaded
  5. soreheads
  6. sorehearted
  7. sorehon
  8. sorel
  9. Sorelian
  10. Sorelianism
  11. Sorell

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