pain´ful|ly

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.
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 — «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|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 …   Useful english dictionary

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  • un|pain|ful — «uhn PAYN fuhl», adjective. not painful; giving no pain: »An easy and unpainful touch (John Locke) …   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

  • ful|fil — ful|fill or ful|fil «ful FIHL», transitive verb, filled, fill|ing. 1. a) to carry out (a promise or prophecy); cause to happen or take place. SYNONYM(S): accomplish. b) (reflexively) to realize or develop fully: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • ful|fill´er — ful|fill or ful|fil «ful FIHL», transitive verb, filled, fill|ing. 1. a) to carry out (a promise or prophecy); cause to happen or take place. SYNONYM(S): accomplish. b) (reflexively) to realize or develop fully: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • ful|fill — or ful|fil «ful FIHL», transitive verb, filled, fill|ing. 1. a) to carry out (a promise or prophecy); cause to happen or take place. SYNONYM(S): accomplish. b) (reflexively) to realize or develop fully: » …   Useful english dictionary

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