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painful
[ peyn-fuhl ]
adjective
- affected with, causing, or characterized by pain:
a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
Synonyms: ,
- laborious; exacting; difficult:
a painful life.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- Archaic. painstaking; careful.
painful
/ ˈɪԴʊ /
adjective
- causing pain; distressing
a painful duty
- affected with pain
a painful leg
- tedious or difficult
- informal.extremely bad
a painful performance
Derived Forms
- ˈ貹Դڳܱ, adverb
- ˈ貹ԴڳܱԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- 貹fܱ· adverb
- 貹fܱ·Ա noun
- v·貹fܱ adjective
- over·貹fܱ· adverb
- over·貹fܱ·Ա noun
- ܲ·貹fܱ adjective
- un·貹fܱ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Speaking after the verdict at the Old Bailey, Mr Kaba's family said it was "painful proof that our lives are not valued by the system".
But the most painful thing were the hives - red, raised bumps on the skin - which felt "like boiling water had been poured over me".
Her skeleton shows a healed fracture to her arm, while her tooth was infected and had an abscess, which exposed the roots and must have been painful.
Miraculously Terry survived and after a long and painful recovery, he tried to return to work.
It's very painful, but I'm waiting on surgery, and it means I'm never going to be able to walk again.
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