All painfully synonyms
pain·ful
P p adv painfully
- ferociously — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- mortally — subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.
- hard — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- grievously — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- actively — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
- boisterously — rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
- critically — inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- distressingly — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- laboriously — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
- agonizingly — accompanied by, filled with, or resulting in agony or distress: We spent an agonizing hour waiting to hear if the accident had been serious or not.
- gruelingly — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- badly — If something is done badly or goes badly, it is not very successful or effective.
- gravely — Samuel L(ee), Jr. 1922–2004, U.S. naval officer: first black admiral.
adverb painfully
- keenly — finely sharpened, as an edge; so shaped as to cut or pierce substances readily: a keen razor.
- harrowingly — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- messily — in a messy manner.
- irritatingly — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- excruciatingly — In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great pain or anguish.
- woefully — affected with, characterized by, or indicating woe: woeful melodies.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- intolerably — not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- agonisingly — Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
- heartbreakingly — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- heartbrokenly — In a heartbroken manner.
- cumbersomely — In a cumbersome way.
- annoyingly — causing annoyance; irritatingly bothersome: annoying delays.
- exhaustingly — In an exhausting manner.
- gruellingly — In a gruelling manner.
- embarrassingly — In an embarrassing manner.
- disturbingly — upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- cumbrously — In a cumbrous manner.
- glaringly — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
- heartrendingly — In a heartrending manner.
- wretchedly — very unfortunate in condition or circumstances; miserable; pitiable.