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

  • (..) Have I ever shown you my relic collection? Nobody knows where this stuff comes from. I hear it's super painful to take off. - You wanna try it on? - Well, um... We've done some great work over the years together, Bad Cop... ...capturing all those (..)
    2014 The Lego Movie