painfully
Meaning
- In a painful manner; as if in pain.
- (informal) Badly; poorly.
Synonyms
with difficulty
not easily
with effort
causing pain
oversensitively
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpeɪnfəli/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful + -ly.
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