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Meaning of PAINFULLY

Pronunciation:  'peynfullee

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 Definition: 
  1. [adv]  unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"
  2. [adv]  in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"
 
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 Synonyms: distressingly, sorely
 
 Antonyms: painlessly
 

 

 

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