Meaning of AFFLICTIVE
| Pronunciation: | | u'fliktiv
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[adj] causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" |
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AFFLICTIVE is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | painful, sore, unpleasant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Af*flic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.]
Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief;
distressing. ``Jove's afflictive hand.'' --Pope.
Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain.
--Prior.
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| | Related Terms: | | aching, algetic, calamitous, dire, distasteful, distressing, galling, grievous, heartbreaking, hurtful, hurting, lamentable, painful, regrettable, sore, unfortunate, unpalatable, woeful |
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