About The Word Afflictive
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Afflictive
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What's The Definition Of Afflictive?
[adj] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Afflictive: painful | sore | unpleasant Related Terms | Find terms related to Afflictive: aching | algetic | calamitous | dire | distasteful | distressing | galling | grievous | heartbreaking | hurtful | hurting | lamentable | painful | regrettable | sore | unfortunate | unpalatable | woeful See Also | Afflictive In Webster's Dictionary \Af*flic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.]
Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief;
distressing. ``Jove's afflictive hand.'' --Pope.
Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain.
--Prior.
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