PAINFUL as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • causing physical discomfort
    • they can be very painful”
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • bites of black flies are more than irritating
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  2. Meaning
    • exceptionally bad or displeasing
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • atrocious taste
    • abominable workmanship
    • an awful voice
    • dreadful manners
    • a painful performance
    • terrible handwriting
    • an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
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  3. Meaning
    • causing physical or psychological pain
    Usage Example(s)
    • worked with painful slowness
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  4. Meaning
    • causing misery or pain or distress
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • it was a sore trial to him
    • the painful process of growing up
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