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

  • (..) Medication side effect. Doctors call these "Ghost pains". I always say that I'm a frozen steak thrown in a hot frying pan. I don't feel anything, but it's still painful. It has to stop. There must be something that will relieve you. Yup. This could relieve me. Well, we're all a little sick (..)
    2011 The Intouchables