painful
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: physically or mentally agonizing
Synonyms:
aching
afflictive
agonizing
arduous
awful
biting
burning
caustic
difficult
dire
disagreeable
distasteful
distressing
dreadful
excruciating
extreme
extremely bad
grievous
hard
harrowing
hurtful
hurting
inflamed
irritated
laborious
piercing
raw
saddening
sensitive
severe
sharp
smarting
sore
stinging
tedious
tender
terrible
throbbing
tormenting
troublesome
trying
uncomfortable
unpleasant
vexatious
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