Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples
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Word:
painful
IPA transcription: [p'eɪnfəl]
Pronunciations of painful
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adverb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
painful
Meaning:
causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
Synonyms:
afflictive, painful, sore
Meaning:
causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Usage examples
Pike made painful efforts.
It's infinitely less painful."
I know how painful it was," he said.
"It was not in the least painful to me.
His lips moved,--in painful articulation.
Painful experience alike to audience and to speaker!
"Is that all?" asked the coroner, after a painful pause.
If it is one tithe as painful as that, you have my sympathy.
The stealth with which Mukoki now advanced was almost painful.
"Gentlemen," he said, reseating himself, "this is a painful case.
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