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
They’re designed to help alleviate achy arches, sore balls of the feet, and raw cuts on your toes.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, this portrait of a people is affecting and achy.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Shot in black and white, this portrait of a people is affecting and achy.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 1 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
See All Example Sentences for achy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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Are sore, achy feet keeping you from putting your best foot forward?—
Andee Tagle,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Meyers insisted that this was the only sore subject between the two comedians.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 June 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
Adjective
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While battling through an injury, McDavid was held without a point in each of the last two games, including that painful 2-1 loss in Game 7.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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In particular, three symptoms—vaginal dryness, painful intercourse, and increased urinary tract infections, hot flashes, and sleep quality—often emerge as particularly severe for breast cancer patients.—
Chloe Castleberry,
Flow Space,
16 June 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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