painful

• "worked with painful slowness"

• "it was a sore trial to him"
• "the painful process of growing up"

Synonyms

• afflictivecausing misery or pain or distress
• sorean open skin infection ; hurting; causing misery or pain or distress; roused to anger

• "atrocious taste"
• "abominable workmanship"
• "an awful voice"
• "dreadful manners"
• "a painful performance"
• "terrible handwriting"
• "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

Synonyms

• atrociousshockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing; provoking horror
• abominableunequivocally detestable; exceptionally bad or displeasing
• awfulused as intensifiers; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing fear or dread or terror; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
• dreadfulcausing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
• terriblecausing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
• unspeakabledefying expression or description; exceptionally bad or displeasing; too sacred to be uttered

• "bites of black flies are more than irritating"
• "they can be very painful"

Synonyms

• irritatingcausing irritation or annoyance; (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite; causing physical discomfort