as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee
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Recent Examples of achy
Remember to pack an all-weather wardrobe (including rain gear) and plenty of golf balls, as well as the menthol salve of your choice for achy joints.
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David Weiss, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Soak away your worries and achy muscles in a steamy bath and let the minerals from these natural waters work their magic.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
The result is stiff fingers and wrists, achy joints and tennis or golf elbow — painful, inflamed tendons — among other conditions.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
That amount that typically would leave him feeling achy and sluggish the day after.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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David Weiss, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Soak away your worries and achy muscles in a steamy bath and let the minerals from these natural waters work their magic.
—Christina Liao, Vogue, 14 Feb. 2025
The result is stiff fingers and wrists, achy joints and tennis or golf elbow — painful, inflamed tendons — among other conditions.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025
That amount that typically would leave him feeling achy and sluggish the day after.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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Middleton was said to be extremely sore the past few days, but considering what could have happened when Bo Horvat pushed him from behind so far from the boards, that’s relatively good news.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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Power forward Aaron Gordon was also questionable with an illness and a sore right calf.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Somebody Somewhere is tiny: a gorgeous, introspective, intimate story about a woman with devastatingly mundane problems whose chief obstacle is her own aching sense of grief and dislocation.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2024
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In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.—
Annabel Gutterman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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The overstressed tissue, either along your arch or right next to your heel, can then sustain tiny tears and become irritated, inflamed, and painful.—
Cindy Kuzma,
SELF,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, Trump has described his policies as a painful yet necessary step to encourage companies to relocate their operations to the United States.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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