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   painful

   /ˈpeɪnf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a part of the body) affected with pain: "her ankle was very painful" Similar sorehurtinghurttenderachingthrobbingsmartingburningirritatingagonizingexcruciatinginformal:gut-wrenching
   • ▪ causing physical pain: "a painful knock"
   • ▪ causing distress or trouble: "a painful experience" Similar distressingunpleasantnastybitterawfuldisquietingdisturbingupsettingtraumaticmiserablewretchedsadheartbreakingheart-rendingagonizingharrowingmortifyingunendurableunbearabletorturouscrueluncomfortabledisagreeablerare:distressfulOpposite pleasantagreeable
   • ▪ very bad: "their attempts at reggae are painful"

   Derivatives

   • 1. painfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   • A

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   • I

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   • F

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