Definition of painfully Painfully

/pejˈnfʌli/ - [peynfulee] - pain•ful•ly

We found 4 definitions of painfully from 3 different sources.

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What does painfully mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adverb

painfully - in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"
  sorely
  painlessly without pain; "after the surgery, she could move her arms painlessly"
painfully - unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"
  distressingly
  lamentable, distressing, deplorable, pitiful, sad, sorry causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"
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  • painfully (Adverb)
    In a painful manner; as if in pain.

Part of speech

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  • painfully, adjective.

Pronunciation

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