painless

How can a broken heart ever be painless?

It calls for rooting out “waste, fraud, and abuse,” that all-purpose chimera evoked by budget-cutters as a painless way of reducing costs, but which no one ever seems to accomplish.

“Paul’s death was instantaneous and hopefully painless. May he rest in peace.”

The flu vaccine is given to most children as a quick, painless spray up the nose, with no injection.

Researchers looking for ways to put off death have found a candidate that’s free, painless, doesn’t taste bad, and won’t force you to break a sweat: Gratitude.