PAINFUL
\pˈe͡ɪnfə͡l], \pˈeɪnfəl], \p_ˈeɪ_n_f_əl]\
Definitions of PAINFUL
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
By Princeton University
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causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.
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Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.
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Painstaking; careful; industrious.
By Oddity Software
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Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.
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Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.
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Painstaking; careful; industrious.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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