painful
adjective
affected with, causing, or characterized by pain.
painfully
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a word derived from
painful.
Example Sentences
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Here is how the painfully cringeworthy back-and-forth played out:
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
She is almost painfully careful not to ascribe blame to the growing presence in Germany of Muslim immigrants, among whom there has been a hardening of anti-Zionist public pronouncements since Oct.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
A painfully slow economic recovery followed in the 2010s.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
In “SagradX,” Marquez’s body is documented vulnerably; easing into her own identity becoming a painfully honest artistic process, which the audience is now invited to watch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Sadako’s heart was still thumping painfully against her ribs when the race was over.
From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr
