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painful |
Grep of noun painful painful sensation painfulness Overview of adj painful The adj painful has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) painful -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness") 2. (1) afflictive, painful, sore -- (causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up") 3. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room") 4. irritating, painful -- (causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful") Antonyms of adj painful 4 senses of painful Sense 1 painful (vs. painless) painless (vs. painful) => pain-free, unpainful Sense 2 afflictive, painful, sore INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant Sense 3 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 4 irritating, painful INDIRECT (VIA uncomfortable) -> comfortable, comfy Similarity of adj painful 4 senses of painful Sense 1 painful (vs. painless) => aching, achy => agonized, agonised => agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome => burning => chafed, galled => poignant => racking, wrenching => saddle-sore => sensitive, sore, tender => smarting => traumatic => biting, bitter => prickling, stinging, tingling Also See-> harmful#3; inhumane#1; prickling#1, stinging#1, tingling#2 Sense 2 afflictive, painful, sore => unpleasant (vs. pleasant) Sense 3 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable => bad (vs. good) Sense 4 irritating, painful => uncomfortable (vs. comfortable) Attributes of adj painful Familiarity of adj painful painful used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj painful painful unpainful Overview of adj painful The adj painful has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (10) painful -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness") 2. (1) afflictive, painful, sore -- (causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up") 3. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room") 4. irritating, painful -- (causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful")
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