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painful

adjective

pain·​ful ˈpān-fəl How to pronounce painful (audio)
painfuller ˈpān-fə-lər How to pronounce painful (audio) ; painfullest
1
a
: feeling or giving pain
a painful injury
2
: requiring effort or exertion
a long painful trip
3
archaic : careful, diligent
painfully adverb
painfulness noun

Example Sentences

I got a painful sunburn. We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery. His questions brought up a lot of painful memories. It was painful to watch.
Recent Examples on the Web The co-host of Entertainment Tonight — which airs its season premiere on Sept. 12 — opened up to PEOPLE about the years of struggling with fibroids, a painful condition where noncancerous growths form on the uterus. Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 Dodgers cap — a painful reminder that his team has Mookie. James Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Sep. 2022 In too many ways that will be replayed on tape in painful film sessions to come, Alabama’s first trip to Texas since last season’s upset loss at A&M was a win but not a triumph. Kevin Scarbinsky | Special To Al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2022 That was just the first of a painful series of events in the New Jersey boy’s life. Ethan Barton, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2022 The strike could end up being a painful episode in an internal squabble, or a watershed moment in the industry. Jessica Van Egeren, Journal Sentinel, 10 Sep. 2022 The team also showed that these rhythms were specific to painful stimuli. WIRED, 9 Sep. 2022 Its delicious noodle soup made the red-eye flight home afterward a little less painful. The Editors, Outside Online, 24 Aug. 2022 This is also the part of reality when a regular-sized guy notices all the mega-toughs around him, so many physical threats who will make his prison life painful. Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of painful was in the 14th century

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