Word "PAINFUL" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
causing physical discomfort
Synonyms:
irritating
Examples:
bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
causing misery or pain or distress
Synonyms:
afflictive, sore
Examples:
the painful process of growing up

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Synonyms:
abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable
Examples:
a painful performance

Crossword Clues for PAINFUL

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Saw Grandpa in full regalia. He said it hurt (7)
Messing final up, which is hard to bear (7)
Not fully in form, Paul gets out and it hurts! (7)
Sore, tender (7)
Causing distress or hun (7)
Tender, sore (7)
Sore (7) Puzzler 19 Nov 2024
Very sore The Times Concise 12 Nov 2024
Reportedly saw Grandpa in full regalia (7)
Tender secretary at length scrubbing back
Messed up final agonising The Times Quick Cryptic 10 Sep 2024
Sore, hurting (PUN FAIL anagram) (7)
It hurts to get up final version of it (7)
Unpleasant group of farmers holding bucket? On the contrary The Telegraph Cryptic 02 Jul 2024
Aching to find a man to absorb a bit of information (7)
Messing up final is hard to bear (7)
Hurting Dad almost completely (7) The Guardian Cryptic 06 May 2024
Get sore if Paul never starts to disagree (7)
Old man almost completely sore (7)
Sore (7) Puzzler 24 Nov 2023
Hurting The Telegraph Quick 17 Jun 2023
Agonizing Wall Street Journal 25 Oct 2022
Tender Christian missionary recruiting in force The Times Cryptic 02 Jun 2022
Like some dental work Family Time 31 Jan 2022
Hurting The Times Concise 08 Nov 2021
Sore The Telegraph Quick 13 Jul 2021
Can having fun possibly be unpleasant?
Sore The Times Concise 18 Apr 2021
Bucketful of perverse fun, thus for the masochist?
“While pensive poets ____ vigils keep, / Sleepless themselves to give their readers sleep” (Alexander Pope) The Times Specialist Sunday 30 Aug 2020
Causing discomfort The Telegraph Quick 14 Jul 2020
Sore, perhaps Universal 30 Apr 2020
Hurting The Times Concise 23 Nov 2019
Harrowing tub farmers' union's invested in
It hurts father at home to find you in Florida Irish Times Crosaire 24 Nov 2018
Agonising facts cut into me
Like some realizations Universal 15 Jun 2015
Embarrassing facts mostly checked by NT writer The Telegraph Toughie 03 Apr 2015
Like some realizations
Arranged Cup Final doesn't start — distressing
Like some realizations
Like some realizations
Sore
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