Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SORE-NESS
SORE-NESS, n. [from sore.]
- 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.
- Figuratively, tenderness of mind, or susceptibility of mental pain.
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