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painful
Adjective
∙
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]
∙
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
∙
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]
∙
Painstaking; careful; industrious. [from 16th c.]
now rare