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painful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
painful
(adjective)
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painful
/
ˈ
peɪnfəl/
adjective
painful
/
ˈ
peɪnfəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of PAINFUL
[
more painful; most painful
]
1
:
causing pain to your body
I got a
painful
sunburn.
a
painful
skin condition
His ankle is swollen and
painful to the touch
. [=his ankle hurts if he touches it]
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causing emotional pain
We can't ignore our country's
painful
history of slavery.
His questions brought up a lot of
painful
memories.
It was
painful
to watch.
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