English Explanatory Dictionary

painfully

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a painful manner; as if in pain.
  2. Badly; poorly.

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪnfəli/ en-us-painfully.ogg

Word forms

painfully more painfully most painfully

Etymology

From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful + -ly.

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