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sorely

adverb as in extremely

adverb as in badly

Strongest matches

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The police force for Bedfordshire, where Mr Najeeb previously worked as a PCSO, said he would be "sorely missed", adding: "His ability to lift spirits was infectious, and he was always so happy."

From BBC

Finally enjoying rerelease more than 50 years after its original debut, the “Buckingham Nicks” album is pure magic, a bright light in a fraught contemporary world sorely in need of hope.

From Salon

England sorely missed a seam bowling all-rounder in the one-day international series won 2-1 by the Proteas, with spinners Jacob Bethell and Will Jacks sharing the duties of the fifth bowler.

From BBC

They ended an otherwise disastrous road trip on a sorely needed high note, avoiding what would have been a second-consecutive series sweep to a last-place opponent.

Agnes starts as a primal feminine force and then becomes a wife and mother possessing a fierce love for family, a love that will be sorely tested.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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