You will be sorely missed.
She provided some sorely needed help.
The house is sorely in need of paint.
He is sorely lacking in social skills.
Recent Examples on the WebThe 79-year-old Michael Douglas convincingly plays a septuagenarian Franklin and brings in some of the Franklin-esque humor that was sorely lacking in Ken Burns’ version—historically accurate fart jokes and all.—Craig Bruce Smith, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024 But for all the ways that living on the reservation feeds the soul, one basic necessity has been sorely lacking for Begaye, her six children and other Navajos: Water.—Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024 Kids might like them, but true fans of Buffalo wings will be sorely disappointed.—Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024 The long-beloved tool helped researchers and journalists track disinformation online and will be sorely missed.—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024 Once in Russia, migrant workers may be subject to police harassment and extortion, but actual security measures that might prevent terrorist attacks are sorely lacking.—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2024 That’s raising the prospect new equity winners will emerge soon enough like energy and small caps — two sectors that have sorely lagged the American market’s frenetic rally over the past year.—Justina Lee, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2024 Sandra Day O’Connor’s deciding centrist vote is sorely missed on today’s polarized court.—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024 That’s something Bengaluru, with 5,600 traffic police who have to keep an eye on more than 10 million vehicles across 13,000 kilometers of road, sorely needs.—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of sorely was
before the 12th century
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