What does the word painful mean?
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Painfully.
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Giving pain; distressing.
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for painful
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They were too painful to permit of speech. – The White Gauntlet by Mayne Reid
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Oh, how painful it is for a man not to be able to share his grief." – The White Knight: Tirant lo Blanc by Joanot Martorell and Marti Johan d'Galba
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His will was his last painful effort to prevent this being done. – Delia Blanchflower by Mrs. Humphry Ward