sorely

Examples

• All

• Our patience has been sorely tried, depriving us of faith and all guidance.

  Fiction book (1994)

• In addition, it is clear that social work intervention studies are sorely needed in this area.

  Academic text (2008)

• And I feel like it's sorely needed right now.

• His presence is sorely felt by everyone in the family.

• Lewis, you will be sorely missed.

  V for Vendetta (2006)

• And in fact, it will, you know, I think in terms of near Earth operations, the shuttle will be sorely missed when we retire it.

• His remarkable soldiering skills would be sorely missed by the Emperor in the challenging years that lay ahead.

• First, concerted and coordinated intervention efforts are sorely needed within secondary schools.

  Academic text (2015)

• A renewed and strengthened NATO could undertake a sorely needed "surge" in Afghanistan.

  Academic text (2008)

• Her support during tough times is sorely appreciated by everyone in the team.

Synonyms

E

extremely

vssorely

∞ 1.0

To a very great degree

is equally extreme but often used in stronger contexts

H

highly

vssorely

∞ 1.0

To a very high degree, often about skill or rank

is an intensifier focusing on large degree not rank

S

strongly

vssorely

595 1.0

In a very forceful or certain way

expresses high degree without the sense of physical force

H

heavily

vssorely

481 1.0

To a large degree or too much

is intense in degree without suggesting heaviness

B

badly

vssorely

460 1.0

To a great degree

is extreme in intensity regardless of positive or negative tone

T

terribly

vssorely

392 1.4

To a very great degree, often before words like cold or sad

is extreme but can be used more neutrally

S

seriously

vssorely

382 1.6

To a very great degree

is about extreme degree generally rather than seriousness

G

greatly

vssorely

312 1.0

By a very large amount

is more extreme and stresses very great intensity

S

severely

vssorely

222 4.1

In a very bad or serious way

is extreme in degree without the harmful or strict focus

T

tremendously

vssorely

112 3.1

To a very large degree

is extreme without implying positive reaction or admiration

E

enormously

vssorely

107 3.5

To a very large degree

is intense without stressing physical largeness

V

vastly

vssorely

97 3.0

By a very large amount

expresses great degree without implying comparative size

H

hugely

vssorely

92 2.1

To a very great degree

is extreme but more neutral in register

I

intensely

vssorely

87 3.1

In a very strong or focused way

refers to great degree generally rather than concentrated force

I

immensely

vssorely

69 3.5

To a very large degree

focuses on high degree without suggesting size or scale

E

exceedingly

vssorely

54 4.6

To a very great degree

is similar in force but more common in speech

M

massively

vssorely

49 3.4

To a great degree

is strong in degree without implying massiveness

S

supremely

vssorely

25 4.5

To a very high degree

is extreme but not necessarily the topmost level

D

dreadfully

vssorely

17 4.4

Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme

is equally extreme but without the negative emotional tone

T

to a great extent

vssorely

16 3.5

To a large degree

is stronger and implies a very great or extreme degree

I

in spades

vssorely

• Informal

15 8.0

To a very great degree

is the literal adverbial expression without the idiomatic tone

D

direly

vssorely

1 7.5

In a very serious and urgent way

is extreme in degree without the urgency or danger aspect

Antonyms

S

slightly

880 1.0

A little, not very much

M

moderately

44 2.8

To some degree but not very much

How Strongly

sorely

39 5.2

considerably

140 3.4

fairly

801 1.0

somewhat

811 2.0

slightly

880 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology