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Ulcerated sore throat

Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. Sorer; superl. Sorest.] [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf. Sorry.]

  1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand.

  2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.

    Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.
    --Tillotson.

  3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore evil or calamity.
    --Shak.

  4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.]
    --Shak.

    Sore throat (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils; pharyngitis. See Cynanche.

    Malignant sore throat, Ulcerated sore throat or Putrid sore throat. See Angina, and under Putrid.

Usage examples of "ulcerated sore throat".

She wanted me to nurse my cold by staying at home to-day, and yet will not promise to avoid the danger of catching an ulcerated sore throat herself!

She wanted me to nurse my cold by staying at home to-day, and yet will not promise to avoid the danger of catching an ulcerated sore throat herself.