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painless
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painless
(adjective)
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painless
/
ˈ
peɪnləs/
adjective
painless
/
ˈ
peɪnləs/
adjective
Learner's definition of PAINLESS
[
more painless; most painless
]
:
not causing or marked by pain: such as
a
:
not causing pain to the body
a
painless
medical procedure
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b
:
not upsetting, disturbing, or difficult
Buying my new car was a surprisingly
painless
experience.
We had a relatively
painless
breakup.
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— painlessly
adverb
We'll try to get through this as quickly and
painlessly
as possible.
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