SO'RENESS, noun [from sore.] 1. The tenderness of any part of an animal body, which renders it extremely susceptible of pain from pressure; as the soreness of a boil, an abscess or wound. 2. Figuratively, tenderness of mind, or susceptibility of mental pain.
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