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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPAINFULLY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PAINFULLY definition: 1. in a way that causes pain: 2. used to emphasize a quality, action, or situation that is…. Learn more.

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPAINFULLY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    PAINFULLY meaning: 1. in a way that causes pain: 2. used to emphasize a quality, action, or situation that is…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › painfullyPainfully Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of PAINFUL is feeling or giving pain. How to use painful in a sentence.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › painfullyPainfully - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If something occurs in a way that causes pain, it happens painfully. This can range from painfully pulling a muscle when you're playing tennis to painfully coughing when you've got a sore throat.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPAINFULLY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. adverb. You use painfully to emphasize a quality or situation that is undesirable. [emphasis] Things are moving painfully slowly. ...a painfully shy young man. I am painfully aware that staff have a heavy work schedule. 2. See also painful. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpainfully adverb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    adverb. /ˈpeɪnfəli/ extremely, and in a way that makes you feel annoyed, upset, etc. Their son was painfully shy. The dog was painfully thin. He was painfully aware of his lack of experience. Progress has been painfully slow. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPAINFULLY | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    PAINFULLY definition: 1. in a painful way: 2. If a problem is painfully clear/obvious, etc, it is embarrassing because…. Learn more.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › painfully_advpainfully, adv. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the adverb painfully mean? There are four meanings listed in OED's entry for the adverb painfully. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adverb painfully?

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › painfullypainfully | meaning of painfully in Longman Dictionary of...

    painfully meaning, definition, what is painfully: very – used to emphasize a bad or harmfu...: Learn more.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › painfullyPAINFULLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words - ...

    Synonyms for PAINFULLY: bitterly, sadly, sorrowfully, hard, mournfully, agonizingly, sharply, woefully; Antonyms of PAINFULLY: blissfully, happily, joyfully, joyously, gladly, cheerfully, gleefully, easily