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English adjective: painful

1. painful causing physical or psychological pain


SamplesWorked with painful slowness.


Similaraching, achy, agonised, agonising, agonized, agonizing, biting, bitter, chafed, excruciating, galled, harrowing, itchy, poignant, racking, raw, saddle-sore, sensitive, sore, tender, torturesome, torturing, torturous, traumatic, wrenching


See alsoharmful, inhumane


Antonymspainless

2. painful causing misery or pain or distress


SamplesIt was a sore trial to him.
The painful process of growing up.


Synonymsafflictive, sore


Similarunpleasant


Antonymspleasant

3. painful exceptionally bad or displeasing


SamplesAtrocious taste.
Abominable workmanship.
An awful voice.
Dreadful manners.
A painful performance.
Terrible handwriting.
An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.


Synonymsabominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable


Similarbad


Antonymsgood

4. painful causing physical discomfort


SamplesBites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful.


Synonymsirritating


Similaruncomfortable


Antonymscomfortable, comfy









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