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Meaning of painful

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

painful

Pronunciation:/ˈpeɪn.fəl/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

  2. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).

  3. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.

  4. Painstaking; careful; industrious.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/painful

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