'Sorely' definitions:

Definition of 'sorely'

From: WordNet
adverb
To a great degree; "I missed him sorely"; "we were sorely taxed to keep up with them"
adverb
In or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded" [syn: painfully, sorely] [ant: painlessly]

Definition of 'Sorely'

From: GCIDE
  • Sorely \Sore"ly\, adv. In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted. [1913 Webster]