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Painful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Painful? [adj] causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful" [adj] exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [adj] causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness" [adj] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Painful: abominable \| aching \| achy \| afflictive \| agonised \| agonising \| agonized \| agonizing \| atrocious \| awful \| bad \| biting \| bitter \| burning \| chafed \| dreadful \| excruciating \| galled \| harrowing \| irritating \| poignant \| racking \| saddle-sore \| sensitive \| smarting \| sore \| tender \| terrible \| torturesome \| torturing \| torturous \| traumatic \| uncomfortable \| unpleasant \| unspeakable \| wrenching Related Terms \| Find terms related to Painful: aching \| achy \| acute \| affecting \| afflictive \| aggravating \| agonizing \| algetic \| annoying \| arduous \| assiduous \| atrocious \| backbreaking \| besetting \| biting \| bitter \| bleak \| bothersome \| burdensome \| burning \| careful \| cheerless \| comfortless \| conscientious \| cramping \| cruel \| crushing \| demanding \| deplorable \| depressing \| depressive \| detailed \| diligent \| discomforting \| dismal \| dismaying \| disquieting \| distasteful \| distressful \| distressing \| disturbing \| dolorific \| dolorogenic \| dolorous \| dreary \| earnest \| effortful \| exacting \| exasperating \| excruciating \| forced \| galling \| gnawing \| grave \| grievous \| griping \| grueling \| harassing \| hard \| hard-earned \| hard-fought \| harrowing \| harsh \| heavy \| hefty \| Herculean \| hurtful \| hurting \| irksome \| irritating \| joyless \| killing \| labored \| laborious \| lamentable \| meticulous \| mournful \| moving \| onerous \| operose \| oppressive \| painstaking \| paroxysmal \| pathetic \| piercing \| piteous \| pitiable \| plaguey \| poignant \| pungent \| punishing \| racking \| raw \| regrettable \| rigorous \| rueful \| sad \| saddening \| scrupulous \| sedulous \| sensitive \| severe \| sharp \| shooting \| smarting \| sore \| sorrowful \| spasmatic \| spasmic \| spasmodic \| stabbing \| stinging \| strained \| strenuous \| tender \| thorough \| thoroughgoing \| throbbing \| toilsome \| tormenting \| torturous \| touching \| tough \| troublesome \| troubling \| trying \| unappetizing \| uncomfortable \| unpalatable \| unpleasant \| unsavory \| uphill \| vexatious \| vexing \| wearisome \| woebegone \| woeful \| worrisome \| worrying \| wretched See Also \| harmful \| inhumane \| prickling \| stinging \| tingling Painful In Webster's Dictionary \Pain"ful\, a. 1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing. --Addison. 2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march. 3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller. A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer. Taylor. Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden. Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing; grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. -- {Pain"fully}, adv. -- {Pain"fulness}, n.

Painful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Painful?

[adj] causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
[adj] exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
[adj] causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
[adj] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

Painful In Webster's Dictionary

\Pain"ful\, a.
1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either
   physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.
   --Addison.

2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with
   laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.

3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller.

         A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer.
                                               Taylor.

         Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden.

Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing;
     grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous. --
     {Pain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pain"ful*ness}, n.

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