painful

[ˈpeɪnfl]

Definition:
1. Causing you pain.
2. Causing you to feel upset or embarrassed.
3. Unpleasant or difficult to do.
4. Exceptionally bad or displeasing.

'painful' example sentence:

1. He died a slow and painful death.
2. A wasp or bee sting is painful but not necessarily serious.
3. One cognitive theory suggests that aggravating and painful events trigger unpleasant feelings.
4. Applying for jobs can be a long and painful process.
5. Adjustment to their changing role and position in society can be painful for some old people.
6. Is your arm very painful?
7. As an American, she had no truck with the painful formality of English life.
8. Dr. Thomas Bracken describes the case of a 45-year-old Catholic priest much given to prayer whose left knee became painful.
9. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain.
10. The story of her sufferings was painful to listen to.
11. It was an effort which was to have painful repercussions.
12. He had a painful excursion.
13. It was horribly painful.
14. A badly sunburned face or back is extremely painful.
15. Every move was painful.
16. He did not want to mention the painful past.
17. I shut out the memory which was too painful to dwell on.
18. The readjustment to peace and home is slow and painful.
19. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
20. The women developed painful RSI because of poor working conditions.
21. A very painful surmise arose concerning her character.
22. It is a painful experience having the boil lanced.
23. It is painful that Tom will fail this exam.
24. heir efforts were painful to watch.
25. Their efforts were painful to watch.
26. The King's stand is bound to reawaken the painful debate about abortion.
27. Giving birth to a child is both painful and joyful.
28. The divorce was painful and messy.
29. He gained the medal through his painful travail.
30. My ankle is still too painful to walk on.
31. Is your back still painful?
32. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
33. They find the writing process painful and difficult.
34. Sampras awaits the results of a bone scan on a painful left shin.
35. For years he tended her in her painful illness.
36. He gave the boy's ear a painful tweak.
37. The interview was painful to watch.
38. The symptoms include skin rashes, fever, and painful joints.
39. The shutdown is the latest in a series of painful budget measures.
40. Is your knee still painful?
41. It was a painful and unpopular decision.
42. Teething can be painful and make your baby irritable.
43. Examine the painful area carefully in an effort to localize the most tender point.
44. His writing was slow and painful.
45. This has been a painful lesson to me.
46. Economic reform will continue to be painful and ineffective.
47. Now I come to the most painful and tragic part of my story.
48. She finds it too painful to return there without him.
49. It's a play – painful, funny, and powerfully acted.
50. Coming off the drug was a long and painful process for him.
51. She has just disentangled herself from a painful relationship.
52. Learning English as a second language can be a painful experience.
53. He is seized with a painful sickness.
54. It is devilishly painful.
55. Remarks like that brought back painful memories.
56. The memory came back with a painful rush.
57. Her glands were swollen and painful.
58. It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
59. The fall left her with a painful swelling above her eye.