sory
English
Etymology
Latin sory, from Ancient Greek σῶρυ (sôru, “a kind of ore”).
Noun
sory (uncountable)
- (chemistry, obsolete) green vitriol, or some earth impregnated with it
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for sory in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- Syro-, rosy, roys
Middle English
Alternative forms
- sori, sari, særi, sorry, soory, sary, sariȝ
Etymology
From Old English sāriġ, from Proto-Germanic *sairagaz. Equivalent to sore + -y.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔːriː/
Adjective
sory (inflected form sorye, comparative sorier, superlative soriest)
- sad, sorrowful
- painful, distressful
- sorry, remorseful, regretful
- pitiful, downtrodden, dismal:
- cheap, low-quality
- luckless; cheated by fate
- iniquitous, malicious; having bad intentions
Derived terms
- sorinesse
- soryly
Descendants
- English: sorry
- → Scots: sorry, sorra
- Scots: sairy
References
- “sōrī (adj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-09.
Adverb
sory
- (rare) harshly, intensely; with extreme force
- (rare) sadly; while upset
References
- “sōrī (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-09.