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Definitions for PAINFULLY
painful·ly
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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.
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
Living happily in little things, little joyfulness, little painfully, living by the created memories that seem smaller than they are.
Gasoline consumption is painfully weak given U.S. consumers are in peak driving season.
A "morning after" confrontation with the harsh daily reality can painfully destroy an erroneous understanding of an experience. Today may be beautiful, but tomorrow is another day and may have a different tint. ( "Morning after" )
Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.
We do usually operate in the shadows, out of sight and out of mind, our successes are often obscured, our failures are often painfully visible, and our sacrifices are often unknown.
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