saddle-sore

1 7.7

Soreness you feel after riding a horse or bicycle where you sit

adjective
/ˈsædəl sɔr/

: adolorido

After a long day of biking, I felt quite saddle-sore from the pressure of the seat.

Examples

♪ Peeling off my boots and chaps ♪ ♪ I'm saddle sore.

RED (2010)
He was saddle-sore after riding his bike for several hours without a proper padding.
Many cyclists experience a saddle-sore feeling after a long ride due to chafing.

Synonyms

sore

vssaddle-sore

187 1.0

Having pain in a part of the body when touched

is pain after riding caused by chafing or pressure from the ride

Antonyms

comfortable

488 1.0

Not feeling pain or physical discomfort

pain-free

10 3.2

Not causing any physical pain

How Sore

raw

26 3.8

saddle-sore

1 7.7

chafed

2 4.9

uncomfortable

702 1.7

comfortable

488 1.0

Surface Forms

saddle-sore positive

Morphology

saddle-sore = saddle + sore (transparent) = saddle + sore

The adjective is a straightforward compound 'saddle' + 'sore' meaning soreness caused by the saddle, which is directly inferable.

Etymology

The word saddle-sore is made from saddle and sore: a saddle is the seat on a horse or bicycle and 'sore' means 'painful'. So saddle-sore means feeling pain or discomfort after riding.