Painful - Definition
painful
adj 1: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with
painful slowness" [ant: painless]
2: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to
him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: afflictive,
painful, sore]
3: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
"abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
"an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn:
atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful,
terrible, unspeakable]
4: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more
than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn:
irritating, painful]