Dressed and Sore

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Dressed adjective - Dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination.

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Sore and dressed are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sore" instead an adjective "Dressed".

Nearby Words: dress, dressing, dressy, dresser

Sore adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.

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Dressed and sore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dressed" instead an adjective "Sore".

Nearby Words: soreness, soring, sored

Since you're dressed in clothing from around the time of the Spanish Inquisition, you not only stick out like a sore thumb; you also get accused of being a witch.

Source: Literature / Time Machine Series
All of the series's protagonists are dressed in white with hoods, which was inconspicuous in Altair's time but sticks out like a blindingly white sore thumb in other settings.

Source: Highly Visible Ninja
He fails to recognize his dressed-up sister, and she fails to recognize him without her glasses or contacts (and he has a slight sore throat, which changes his voice), and they end up on a date together.

Source: Blind Without 'Em

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