Painful in English dictionary

  • painful

    Meanings and definitions of "Painful"

    • Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]
    • Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
    • Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]
    • (now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious. [from 16th c.]
    • adjective
      Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]
    • adjective
      Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
    • adjective
      Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]
    • adjective
      (now rare)
      Painstaking; careful; industrious. [from 16th c.]
    • full of pain
    • requiring labor or toil
    • (to) suffer
    • Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental.
    • be or feel sorry
    • adjective
      causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
    • adjective
      causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"
    • adjective
      causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
    • adjective
      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 of "Painful" in English dictionary

    bad, burning, abominable are the top synonyms of "Painful" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "Painful" in English dictionary

    painless is the antonym of "Painful" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Painful

    • painful ( comparative more painful, superlative most painful)
    • painful (comparative painfuller or more painful, superlative painfullest or most painful)
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