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1. painfully, distressingly(adverb)

   unpleasantly

   "his ignorance was painfully obvious"

2. painfully, sorely(adverb)

   in or as if in pain

   "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"

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1. painfully(Adverb)

   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.

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of painfully in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of painfully in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Helen Kathleen Tierney:

   Just because I'm painfully honest does not mean I'm right.

2. Saki:

   No one has ever said it, but how painfully true it is that the poor have us always with them.

3. Isaac Bashevis Singer:

   Every creator painfully experiences the chasm between his inner vision and its ultimate expression.

4. John Kenneth Galbraith:

   Liberalism is, I think, resurgent. One reason is that more and more people are so painfully aware of the alternative.

5. German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   And this had to be painfully learned in Switzerland after a referendum (on limiting free movement of people) ... That's how it is.

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