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afflictive

American  
[uh-flik-tiv] / əˈflɪk tɪv /

adjective

  1. characterized by or causing pain, distress, or grief; distressing.

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Etymology

Origin of afflictive

First recorded in 1605–15; afflict + -ive

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Bring'st thou to me or to my people aught Afflictive?

From The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper by Cowper, William

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