pain´ful|ness

pain´ful|ness
pain|ful «PAYN fuhl», adjective.
1. hurting; causing pain; unpleasant: »

a painful illness, a painful duty, a painful back.

2. difficult; involving much trouble or labor: »

a painful ascent of a mountain by its steepest face.

SYNONYM(S): toilsome.
3. Archaic. painstaking; careful: »

The painful chronicle of honest John Stowe (Robert Southey).

pain´ful|ly, adverb.
pain´ful|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • pain´ful|ly — pain|ful «PAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. hurting; causing pain; unpleasant: »a painful illness, a painful duty, a painful back. 2. difficult; involving much trouble or labor: »a painful ascent of a mountain by its steepest face. SYNONYM(S): toilsome …   Useful english dictionary

  • pain|ful — «PAYN fuhl», adjective. 1. hurting; causing pain; unpleasant: »a painful illness, a painful duty, a painful back. 2. difficult; involving much trouble or labor: »a painful ascent of a mountain by its steepest face. SYNONYM(S): toilsome …   Useful english dictionary

  • thought´ful|ness — thought|ful «THT fuhl», adjective. 1. a) full of thought; thinking: »She was thoughtful for a while and then replied, “No.” SYNONYM(S): reflective, meditative, contemplative. b) indicating thought: »a thoughtful expression. 2. careful; …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • re|morse´ful|ness — re|morse|ful «rih MRS fuhl», adjective. feeling or expressing remorse: »So groan d Sir Lancelot in remorseful pain (Tennyson). –re|morse´ful|ly adverb. –re|morse´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

  • pain — co·pain; pain·ful; pain·less; pain; pain·ful·ly; pain·ful·ness; pain·less·ly; pain·less·ness; …   English syllables

  • re|morse´ful|ly — re|morse|ful «rih MRS fuhl», adjective. feeling or expressing remorse: »So groan d Sir Lancelot in remorseful pain (Tennyson). –re|morse´ful|ly adverb. –re|morse´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|morse|ful — «rih MRS fuhl», adjective. feeling or expressing remorse: »So groan d Sir Lancelot in remorseful pain (Tennyson). –re|morse´ful|ly adverb. –re|morse´ful|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • thought´ful|ly — thought|ful «THT fuhl», adjective. 1. a) full of thought; thinking: »She was thoughtful for a while and then replied, “No.” SYNONYM(S): reflective, meditative, contemplative. b) indicating thought: »a thoughtful expression. 2. careful; …   Useful english dictionary

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