[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sorely \sore"ly\, adv.
   in a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely
   afflicted.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

sorely
     adv 1: to a great degree; "i missed him sorely"; "we were sorely
            taxed to keep up with them"
     2: in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely
        wounded" syn: painfully ant: painlessly
see also:
painfully painlessly 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

62 moby thesaurus words for "sorely":
   abominably, agonizingly, awfully, baldly, balefully, bitterly,
   blatantly, brashly, confoundedly, cruelly, damnably, deadly,
   deathly, deplorably, deucedly, distressfully, distressingly,
   dolorously, dreadfully, egregiously, excessively, excruciatingly,
   exorbitantly, extravagantly, flagrantly, frightfully, grievously,
   hardly, harrowingly, heartbreakingly, hellishly, horribly,
   improperly, inexcusably, infernally, inordinately, intolerably,
   keenly, lamentably, miserably, nakedly, openly, painfully,
   pathetically, piteously, pitiably, rancorously, ruefully, sadly,
   shatteringly, shockingly, something awful, something fierce,
   staggeringly, terribly, torturously, unashamedly, unbearably,
   unconscionably, unduly, unpardonably, woefully

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