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[ peyn-fuhl ] / ˈpeɪn fəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR painful ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveaffected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory. laborious; exacting; difficult: a painful life. Archaic. painstaking; careful. Origin of painfulMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at pain, -ful SYNONYMS FOR painful1 distressing, torturing, agonizing, tormenting, excruciating. 2 arduous. SEE SYNONYMS FOR painful ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR painfulSEE ANTONYMS FOR painful ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM painfulpain·ful·ly, adverbpain·ful·ness, nouno·ver·pain·ful, adjectiveo·ver·pain·ful·ly, adverb o·ver·pain·ful·ness, nounun·pain·ful, adjectiveun·pain·ful·ly, adverb Words nearby painfulpain, Paine, pained, Painesville, Paine, Thomas, painful, pain in the neck, painkiller, painless, pain-pleasure principle, pain point Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for painfulTo his critics, he explained—sometimes at painful length—his reasoning against it. Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST What follows is hysterical, painful, weird, and strangely touching—a true Festivus for the rest of us. The Top 10 Nontraditional Christmas TV Episodes|Jace Lacob|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST I turned left, and began the long, painful walk to the emergency room at the University of Virginia medical center. I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything|Liz Seccuro|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST The audience--tout Hollywood--stands to cheer his slow and painful trek from the wings to the table. Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He can't wrap his head around the idea that people may want to talk about painful events. The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST I repeat that I have no heart to dwell upon these painful details. The Life Of Sir John Falstaff|Robert B. Brough I wish I could have sent you a more favorable report of my interference in this painful matter. The Black Robe|Wilkie Collins The duty he had felt forced to do had been too painful in its nature to make him willing to discuss it even after it was over. An Unoficial Patriot|Helen Gardener When the time came for it, there was almost a painful silence in the school-room. Zigzag Journeys in Europe|Hezekiah Butterworth A hot sitz bath may sometimes be suggested for inflammatory and painful conditions in the pelvic region. Vitality Supreme|Bernarr Macfadden
British Dictionary definitions for painful
adjectivecausing pain; distressinga painful duty affected with paina painful leg tedious or difficult informal extremely bada painful performance Derived forms of painfulpainfully, adverbpainfulness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to painfuldistressing, tedious, troublesome, hurtful, dire, excruciating, distasteful, hard, arduous, terrible, severe, unpleasant, uncomfortable, awful, agonizing, harrowing, difficult, biting, burning, caustic |