They made it 'painfully' obvious/clear that we were not welcome. [=they made it very clear in a way that was rude or upsetting that we were not welcome]
His ankle is swollen and 'painful to the touch'. [=his ankle hurts if he touches it]
After the injury she was 'painfully' aware that her career in tennis would be over.
(..) Oh, I see! And no global warming, no TV and suicide bombing, and nuclear weapons, drug cartels! Usual menu of clichéd horror stories. You know, nostalgia is denial. - Denial of the painful present. - Oh, whoa! Gil is a complete romantic. I mean, he would be more than happy living in a (..)2011 Midnight in Paris