Search results
- Dictionarypainful/ˈpeɪnf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. (of a part of the body) affected with pain: "her ankle was very painful" Similar
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
PAINFUL definition: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.
The meaning of PAINFUL is feeling or giving pain. How to use painful in a sentence.
Painful definition: affected with, causing, or characterized by pain. See examples of PAINFUL used in a sentence.
Anything painful hurts a lot — either physically or emotionally. Your sprained ankle may be painful, but so is your broken heart. When something is physically painful, it hurts your body in some way, like a painful burn or a painful paper cut.
adj. 1. Full of or giving pain: a painful shoulder; painful walking. 2. a. Causing mental anguish or suffering: It was painful for him to admit he was wrong. b. Distressing or embarrassing: A painful silence followed his remark. c. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome: a painful way of fixing the problem. 3.
PAINFUL meaning: 1. causing emotional or physical pain: 2. If something is painful to watch or listen to, it is so…. Learn more.
Situations, memories, or experiences that are painful are difficult and unpleasant to deal with, and often make you feel sad and upset. Remarks like that brought back painful memories. ...the painful transition to democracy.
Painful can describe a part of the body, illness, injury, treatment or death: Is your knee still painful? • a series of painful injections • a slow and painful death sore (of a part of the body) painful and often red, especially because of infection or because a muscle has been used too much:
painful meaning, definition, what is painful: if a part of your body is painful, it hu...: Learn more.
Definition of painful adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
