What does Painfully mean?
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Painfully.
Princeton's WordNet
painfully, distressinglyadverb
unpleasantly
"his ignorance was painfully obvious"
painfully, sorelyadverb
in or as if in pain
"she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"
Wiktionary
painfullyadverb
In a painful manner; as if in pain.
That was the most painfully sung rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" that I've ever heard.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Painfullyadverb
Etymology: from painful.
Such as sit in ease at home, raise a benefit out of their hunger and thirst, that serve their prince and country painfully abroad. Walter Raleigh, Essays.
Robin red-breast painfully
Did cover them with leaves. Children in the Wood.
ChatGPT
painfully
Painfully is an adverb that describes something that causes pain or discomfort, either physically or emotionally. It can also be used to indicate extreme degree or extent of something, often in a negative or unwanted way. It can also refer to the experience of something in a way that's difficult or awkward.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Painfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Painfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Painfully in a Sentence
The painfully and needlessly long, expensive and hurtful Milwaukee Catholic archdiocesan bankruptcy scandal has apparently been resolved by church officials basically cramming a self-serving plan down the throats of struggling abuse victims.
This isn't a case with surprises in it. It's not even a surprise who your central cooperator is. [ It ] will be painfully boring to watch, gates is gravy at this point.
Gasoline consumption is painfully weak given U.S. consumers are in peak driving season.
We've learned way too painfully from the past that you don't want to wait until after a genocide has started to be doing things to prevent it from happening.
Saki:
No one has ever said it, but how painfully true it is that the poor have us always with them.
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