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Meanings of sorely in English

Portuguese
dolorosamente
Spanish
dolorosamente

In or as if in pain.

dolorosamente
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Examples for "painfully"
Examples for "painfully"
1
But the second movie in particular felt almost painfully true to me.
The Guardian
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But potential investors said the process had been painfully slow so far.
Reuters
3
It is painfully obvious that the new data says it isn't true.
Wired
4
Working information out of the madmen was a painfully long, anxious process.
Cities in Flight
5
The decision had been easy, but the reality was painfully red hot.
World of warcraft: the shattering: prelude to cataclysm
Usage of sorely in English
1
Water New Zealand chief executive Gillian Blythe said regulation was sorely needed.
Radio NZ
2
Presidential leadership to solve the problem is sorely needed and greatly appreciated.
The Guardian
3
Dr Massey said a safe space for challenging discussion is sorely needed.
Radio NZ
4
Diplomats said all of these are areas where improvements are sorely needed.
Reuters
5
Another family friend of Ms Kudeweh said she would be sorely missed.
Radio NZ
6
Waitomo District Mayor John Robertson said a helping hand was sorely needed.
Radio NZ
7
Mozambique is sorely in need of resources to begin the rebuilding process.
The South African
8
She nails it every time and will be sorely missed this year.
News.com.au
9
However, I can't say that I'm not sorely disappointed in your behavior.
Beautiful assassin
10
Yet it soon became apparent that any initial optimism was sorely misplaced.
The Irish Times
11
Going into their exams yesterday, Leaving Cert Applied students were sorely disappointed.
The Irish Times
12
Many parents are sorely troubled over the independent ways of today's youth.
I’m OK – You’re OK
13
The concierge was evidently ill at ease; something was troubling him sorely.
The Clique of Gold
14
Some traditional Democrats will be sorely tempted by Trump's deeply authoritarian message.
The Guardian
15
I was sorely tempted to go out and ask for the password.
The Irish Times
16
To work through dead man's hour would be sorely to tempt fate.
The power of one
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Translations for sorely
Portuguese
dolorosamente
Sorely through the time
Sorely across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common