ALL meanings of painful
pain·ful
P p - adjective painful hurts 2
- adjective painful difficult 2
- adjective painful morally upsetting 2
- adjective painful affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory. 2
- adjective painful laborious; exacting; difficult: a painful life. 2
- adjective painful Archaic. painstaking; careful. 2
- adjective painful If something such as an illness, injury, or operation is painful, it causes you a lot of physical pain. 1
- adjective painful Situations, memories, or experiences that are painful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset. 1
- adjective painful If a performance or interview is painful, it is so bad that it makes you feel embarrassed for the people taking part in it. 1
- adjective painful If a part of your body is painful, it hurts because it is injured or because there is something wrong with it. -1
- adjective painful causing pain; distressing 0
- adjective painful affected with pain 0
- adjective painful tedious or difficult 0
- adjective painful extremely bad 0
- adjective painful causing pain; hurting; distressing 0
- adjective painful full of or suffering with pain; aching 0
- adjective painful requiring trouble and care; exacting and difficult 0
- adjective painful annoying or tedious 0
- abbreviation PAINFUL painstaking 0