painful
playSimple Definition of painful
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: causing pain to your body
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: causing emotional pain
Examples of painful in a sentence
I got a painful sunburn.
We can't ignore our country's painful history of slavery.
His questions brought up a lot of painful memories.
It was painful to watch.
14th Century
First Known Use of painful
14th century
Medical Dictionary
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