painful (a)

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type a
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def causing physical or psychological pain
examples worked with painful slowness
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Also see harmful; inhumane
Derivationally related form painful → painfulness
Derivationally related form painful → painfulness
Antonym painful → painless
Similar to aching, achy; agonized, agonised; agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome; biting, bitter; chafed, galled; poignant; itchy; racking, wrenching; saddle-sore; sensitive, sore, raw, tender; traumatic
Incoming links
Also see harmful; inhumane
Similar to aching, achy; agonized, agonised; agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome; biting, bitter; chafed, galled; poignant; itchy; racking, wrenching; saddle-sore; sensitive, sore, raw, tender; traumatic
Antonym painless → painful
Derived from adjective painfully → painful
Derivationally related form painfulness → painful
Derivationally related form painfulness → painful

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