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| pain·ful [ páynfəl ] |
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1. causing pain: causing acute physical discomfort
  a painful cut
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2. hurting: hurting as a result of an injury or disease
My arm's still quite painful.
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3. causing distress: causing emotional or mental distress
painful memories
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4. difficult: accomplished with laborious effort
making painful progress with the work
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5. very bad: embarrassingly bad
Her performance was painful to watch.
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| pain·ful·ly adverb |
| pain·ful·ness noun |
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