sorehearted

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adjective

Anguished; miserable.

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Meanings

adjectivesorehearted (comparative more sorehearted, superlative most sorehearted)

comparative more sorehearted · superlative most sorehearted

  1. Anguished; miserable.

    Still oftentimes my weary spirit bleeds, / Toiling sorehearted through the stony hours

    1872, E. B. D, Eros Agonistes, page 99

Origin

sore + hearted

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APA

sorehearted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorehearted

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“sorehearted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorehearted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sorehearted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sorehearted.

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