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Adjective
S:
(adj)
painful
(causing physical or psychological pain)
"worked with painful slowness"
S:
(adj)
afflictive
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painful
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sore
(causing misery or pain or distress)
"it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
S:
(adj)
atrocious
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abominable
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awful
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dreadful
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painful
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terrible
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unspeakable
(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"
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(adj)
irritating
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painful
(causing physical discomfort)
"bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"