painful

Definition

  • adjective: causing pain to your body
  • adjective: feeling or giving pain
  • synonyms: toilsome, distressing, disquieting

Examples

  • 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.

Movie quotes

  • (..) I think you're gonna find yourself... one smilin' motherfucker. MARSELLUS: Thing is, Butch, right now you got ability. But painful as it may be, ability don't last. MARSELLUS: And your days are just about over. Now, that's a hard motherfuckin' fact of life... (..)
    1994 Pulp Fiction