Painfully
/ˈpeɪnfəli/ adv, slang
adv, slang ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a painful manner; as if in pain.
"I limped painfully down the stairs."
- 2 Badly; poorly. informal
"That was the most painfully sung rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” that I’ve ever heard."
Adverb
- 1 unpleasantly wordnet
- 2 in or as if in pain wordnet
Example
More examples"The sudden glare impinged painfully on his eyes."
Etymology
From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful + -ly.