Letter S

Sore

1. (adjective) A popular term for painful.

I have sore fingers from typing dictionary terms.

2. (noun) A nondescript term for nearly any lesion of the skin or mucous membranes.

He has a number of sores in his mouth. The word sore traces its origin to the Anglo-Saxon term sar which meant distressing, grievous, painful.

(Sorry also comes from sar.)

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