/pejˈnfʌli/ - [peynfulee] - pain•ful•ly
We found 4 definitions of painfully from 3 different sources.
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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" |