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Synonyms for painfully


Grammar : Adv
Spell : peyn-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪn fəl



Définition of painfully

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from pain (n.) + -ful. Related: Painfully; painfulness.
  • adv with pain
  • adv with extreme care
Example sentences :
  • For he had been painfully conscious now and then that he played but second fiddle.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • But, in truth, it did surprise her to see how slowly and painfully he walked as he left her.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • They spoke of him as "he," and as leading a painfully worthless and disreputable life.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • Then Josie, painfully sweet: "Did you get the invitation, Betty?"
  • Extract from : « The Fortune Hunter » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • He was painfully conscious of what he had missed, had lost—or had not yet found: the love of woman.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • Peppajee got slowly and painfully upon his feet—rather, upon one foot.
  • Extract from : « Good Indian » by B. M. Bower
  • Painfully, he set himself on his knees and found relief in a long prayer.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • As I walked toward the elevator, I was painfully conscious of two ideas.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • "I'm expecting to pay you," Adams went on, swallowing again, painfully.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • Her look of weakness and exhaustion did indeed strike him painfully.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward

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