Definitions for painfully
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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.

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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

Examples of painfully in a Sentence

1. Helen Kathleen Tierney:

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

2. Wilbur Ross:

   We're aware, painfully aware, that there are hardships inflicted on the individual workers.

3. Saki:

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

4. Isaac Bashevis Singer:

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

5. John Kenneth Galbraith:

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

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