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pain·ful
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ˈpeɪn
fəl
/
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peyn
-f
uh
l
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adjective
1.
affected with, causing, or characterized by
pain
:
a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
2.
laborious; exacting; difficult:
a painful life.
3.
Archaic
.
painstaking; careful.
Origin:
1300–50;
Middle English;
see
pain
,
-ful
Related forms
pain·ful·ly,
adverb
pain·ful·ness,
noun
o·ver·pain·ful,
adjective
o·ver·pain·ful·ly,
adverb
o·ver·pain·ful·ness,
noun
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un·pain·ful,
adjective
un·pain·ful·ly,
adverb
COLLAPSE
Synonyms
1.
distressing, torturing, agonizing, tormenting, excruciating.
2.
arduous.
Antonyms
2.
easy.
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painful
(ˈpeɪnfʊl)
—
adj
1.
causing pain; distressing:
a painful duty
2.
affected with pain:
a painful leg
3.
tedious or difficult
4.
informal
extremely bad:
a painful performance
'painfully
—
adv
'painfulness
—
n
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