unsore

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adjective

Not sore; without soreness or pain.

OriginMiddle English *unsor ← Old English unsār →
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Meanings

adjectiveunsore (comparative more unsore, superlative most unsore)

comparative more unsore · superlative most unsore

  1. Not sore; without soreness or pain.

    After last night, after Logan had lifted her from the couch and carried her to his bed, after they'd made a mess of grilled cheese sandwiches and hot fudge sundaes, not a muscle on her skeleton was unused, untested, or unsore.

    2016, Alison Kent, Three Times Love

Origin

  1. Old Englishunsār“not sore”
  2. Middle English*unsor
  3. Englishunsore

From Middle English *unsor, *unsar, from Old English unsār (“not sore”), equivalent to un- + sore.

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APA

unsore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsore

MLA

“unsore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsore. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsore,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsore.

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