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Meaning of painful


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  painful
      adj 1: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with
             painful slowness" [ant: {painless}]
      2: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to
         him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: {afflictive},
         {painful}, {sore}]
      3: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
         "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
         manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
         "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn:
         {atrocious}, {abominable}, {awful}, {dreadful}, {painful},
         {terrible}, {unspeakable}]
      4: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more
         than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn:
         {irritating}, {painful}]


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