painful

Words with a similar base: painful

'painful'

[painful.a.01] as in: causing physical or psychological pain

Examples:
worked with painful slowness

'painful'

[afflictive.s.01] as in: causing misery or pain or distress

Examples:
it was a sore trial to him
the painful process of growing up

'painful'

[atrocious.s.02] as in: exceptionally bad or displeasing

Examples:
atrocious taste
abominable workmanship
an awful voice
dreadful manners
a painful performance
terrible handwriting
an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room

'painful'

[irritating.s.03] as in: causing physical discomfort

Examples:
bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful

Origins

					painful (English)
├── -ful (English)
└── pain (English)

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