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Webster 1913 Edition
Soreness
Sore′ness
,Noun.
The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull;
as, the
. soreness
of a wound; the soreness
of an afflictionWebster 1828 Edition
Soreness
SO'RENESS
,Noun.
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.