Painlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling pain.

    "As the duration lengthens beyond 80 msec, the painlike quality of the sensation decreases."

Example

More examples

"As the duration lengthens beyond 80 msec, the painlike quality of the sensation decreases."

Etymology

From pain + -like.

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