Definition of painful

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Painful (a.) Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.

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Anxiously :: Anxiously (adv.) In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.
Tail :: Tail (n.) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end, which does not go through the whole thickness of the skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; -- called also tailing..
Toiler :: Toiler (n.) One who toils, or labors painfully..
Distressing :: Distressing (a.) Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
Painful :: Painful (a.) Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing..
Fear :: Fear (n.) To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.
Weever :: Weever (n.) Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging to the genus Trachinus, of the family Trachinidae. They have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines which cause painful wounds..
Bitter :: Bitter (v. t.) Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
Sorely :: Sorely (adv.) In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely afflicted..
Cruel :: Cruel (a.) Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.
Angry :: Angry (superl.) Inflamed and painful, as a sore..
Boil :: Boil (n.) A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration, discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core..
Aching :: Aching (a.) That aches; continuously painful. See Ache.
Twitch :: Twitch (n.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet during a slight surgical operation..
Cramp :: Cramp (n.) A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of a muscle or muscles, as of the leg..
Sharp :: Sharp (superl.) Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe; painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and frosty air..
Thirsty :: Thirsty (n.) Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire..
Anxious :: Anxious (a.) Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown; being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as, anxious for the issue of a battle..
Sour :: Sour (n.) A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.
Thirst :: Thirst (n.) To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink..
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