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painful
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painful as in causing physical or psychological pain
- “worked with painful slowness“
painful as in causing misery or pain or distress
- “it was a sore trial to him“
- “the painful process of growing up“
Synonyms
- afflictive causing misery or pain or distress
- sore an open skin infection ; hurting; causing misery or pain or distress; roused to anger
painful as in 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“
Synonyms
- atrocious shockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing; provoking horror
- abominable unequivocally detestable; exceptionally bad or displeasing
- awful used as intensifiers; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing fear or dread or terror; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
- dreadful causing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
- terrible causing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
- unspeakable defying expression or description; exceptionally bad or displeasing; too sacred to be uttered
painful as in causing physical discomfort
- “bites of black flies are more than irritating“
- “they can be very painful“
Synonyms
- irritating causing irritation or annoyance; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; causing physical discomfort