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I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.
Kabir Bedi

Meaning of "painfully" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PAINFULLY

painfully  [ˈpeɪnfʊlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PAINFULLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Painfully is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PAINFULLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of painfully in the English dictionary

The first definition of painfully in the dictionary is in a manner that causes pain. Other definition of painfully is in or suffering from pain. Painfully is also in a manner that causes distress.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PAINFULLY


carefully
ˈkeəfʊlɪ
delightfully
dɪˈlaɪtfʊlɪ
disdainfully
dɪsˈdeɪnfʊlɪ
faithfully
ˈfeɪθfʊlɪ
fully
ˈfʊlɪ
gainfully
ˈɡeɪnfʊlɪ
gracefully
ˈɡreɪsfʊlɪ
gratefully
ˈɡreɪtfʊlɪ
hopefully
ˈhəʊpfʊlɪ
moanfully
ˈməʊnfʊlɪ
peacefully
ˈpiːsfʊlɪ
respectfully
rɪˈspɛktfʊlɪ
sdeignfully
ˈzdeɪnfʊlɪ
spleenfully
ˈspliːnfʊlɪ
successfully
səkˈsɛsfʊlɪ
tastefully
ˈteɪstfʊlɪ
thankfully
ˈθæŋkfʊlɪ
untunefully
ʌnˈtjuːnfʊlɪ
womanfully
ˈwʊmənfʊlɪ
wonderfully
ˈwʌndəfʊlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PAINFULLY

pain
pain barrier
pain clinic
pain control
pain in the arse
pain in the neck
pain relief
Paine
pained
painful
painfulness
painim
painkiller
painkilling
painless
painlessly
painlessness
pains
painstaker
painstaking

WORDS THAT END LIKE PAINFULLY

artfully
awfully
beautifully
blissfully
bully
cheerfully
lawfully
meaningfully
playfully
powerfully
purposefully
rightfully
skillfully
thoughtfully
truthfully
unlawfully
unmercifully
unsuccessfully
usefully
woefully
wrongfully

Synonyms and antonyms of painfully in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PAINFULLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «painfully» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of painfully

Translation of «painfully» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PAINFULLY

Find out the translation of painfully to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of painfully from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «painfully» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 非常
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

terriblemente
570 millions of speakers

English

painfully
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दर्द
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مؤلم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болезненно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

terrivelmente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বেদনাদায়কভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

terriblement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyakitkan hati
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

furchtbar
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひどく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지나치게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Painfully
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đau đớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலிமிகு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेदनादायक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fin troppo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

boleśnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

болісно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dureros de
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

οδυνηρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pynlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

plågsamt
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

smertelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of painfully

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PAINFULLY»

The term «painfully» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.183 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PAINFULLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about painfully

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10 QUOTES WITH «PAINFULLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word painfully.
1
Theodor Adorno
The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday.
2
Julian Baggini
Perhaps the biggest myth about cynicism is that it deepens with age. I think what really happens is that experience painfully rips away layers of scales from our eyes, and so we do indeed become more cynical about many of the things we naively accepted when younger.
3
Kabir Bedi
I have the greatest love for the rituals of organised religion - the sense of community and belonging it can confer to people. But me, I'm more a questioner than a follower; not by whim or fashion, but as a decision painfully arrived at after much, much thought.
4
Lindy Booth
I'm painfully shy.
5
Lorraine Bracco
Everything was coming my way, but I was going down. I was painfully empty.
6
Bill Bryson
We forget just how painfully dim the world was before electricity. A candle, a good candle, provides barely a hundredth of the illumination of a single 100 watt light bulb.
7
Nigel Cole
I think the first rule of comedy is that it has to be funny and I find a lot of the broad comedy which is sent to me, painfully unfunny.
8
Christian Cooke
I was painfully shy, so my aunt suggested to my mum that me and my brother go to Stage 84, a performing arts school in Yorkshire. I've probably romanticised it in my head, but I seem to remember that in the space of an hour's drama workshop, I was transformed. I went in really shy, and I came out full of confidence.
9
Robert Crumb
I felt so painfully isolated that I vowed I would get revenge on the world by becoming a famous cartoonist.
10
Lucy Deakins
I was a painfully shy person in my pre-acting days.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PAINFULLY»

Discover the use of painfully in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to painfully and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sleepwalk with Me: And Other Painfully True Stories
In a tie-in to a one-man show that will be touring the United States in Fall 2010, a comedian offers a charming, funny memoir about first love, denial, sleepwalking and the perils and pitfalls of being ... himself.
Mike Birbiglia, 2012
2
Talking with Confidence for the Painfully Shy: How to ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Don Gabor, 2010
3
Miss Manners on weddings: on painfully proper weddings
The inimitable etiquette expert turns her attention to weddings, giving advice on the responsibilities and obligations of family members, the engagement, invitations, showers, the wedding party, gifts, receptions, and more. 50,000 first ...
Judith Martin, 1995
4
Painfully Ordinary SE
Two teenager's lives become not so ordinary.
Stephanie Amox, 2012
5
Painfully Rich: J. Paul Getty and His Heirs
And he shows how the family has coped with the latest modern scourges: drugs and AIDS. For Painfully Rich is not a hopeless story.
John Pearson, 2011
6
Knowledge Painfully Acquired: The K'un-Chih Chi of Lo Ch'In-Shun
This 16th-century book of reading notes and reflections on philosophy and history was written by Lo Ch'in-shun, a philosopher of Ming China.
Chín-shun Lo, Irene Bloom, 1995
7
Painfully Shy: How to Overcome Social Anxiety and Reclaim ...
Offer tips and advice on how to overcome social anxiety disorder, which is characterized by a fear of interacting with others, self-doubting behavior, self-consciousness, and avoidance of social situations.
Barbara Markway, Gregory Markway, 2003
8
You'll Never Blue Ball in This Town Again: One Woman's ...
As Chelsea Handler so lovingly puts it, “Thank God Heather waited twenty-seven years to lose her virginity or she wouldn’t have any material for this book.” Whether in a backseat, a community pool, or a sports stadium, with a frat boy ...
Heather McDonald, 2010
9
Thoughts Painfully Intense: Hawthorne and the Invalid Author
Once a gentleman of fortune, a "Fauntleroy," Moodie now has the "mean, slouching, furtive, painfully depressed air of an old city-vagabond, more like a gray kennel-rat than any other living thing" (181). Moodie has descended to an almost ...
James Mancall, 2013
10
Painfully Ordinary
They have the typical challenges of any American high school - evil girl cliques and oppressive ex-boyfriends. They see themselves as painfully ordinary...but that soon changes.
Stephanie Amox, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PAINFULLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term painfully is used in the context of the following news items.
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HP EliteBook Folio 1020 review: Fabulously beautiful, painfully
Close your eyes and imagine a world where business laptops can be beautiful. Gleaming ingots of metal pared to perfection, all precise curves ... «Alphr, Jul 15»
2
10 Painfully Awkward Family Camping Photos
10 Painfully Awkward Family Camping Photos. The Huffington Post UK | By Ryan Barrell · Email. Posted: 24/07/2015 15:02 BST Updated: 24/07/2015 15:59 BST. «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
3
See Amy Schumer tell off Australian radio host in painfully awkward …
Promoting her film Trainwreck in Australia this week, Amy Schumer did an interview with two radio hosts, one of whom was rather less than ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
4
Kimo von Oelhoffen painfully recalls Carson Palmer injury
"Honestly, why I was shocked, and it was tough for me, was because I heard it pop. It sounded like a gunshot," von Oelhoffen said of Carson ... «Cincy Jungle, Jul 15»
5
On Day 3 of Delays, New Jersey Transit's Shortfalls Are Painfully Clear
For the third day in a row, electrical problems in century-old rail tunnels under the Hudson River on Wednesday stymied the commutes of tens ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
6
John Key 'painfully out of touch'
Green Party co-leader Metiria Turei said Mr Key was "painfully out of touch" if he thought low and middle income Aucklanders would ever be ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
7
PM 'painfully out of touch' on housing
Co-leader Metiria Turei said Mr Key was "painfully out of touch" if he thought low and middle income Aucklanders would ever be able to afford ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
Painfully Funny Airbnb Parody Reminds You Who'll Really Be …
Airbnb's existential-crisis ad with the waddling baby didn't lend itself to being taken all that seriously in the first place. Now, a parody is helping ... «Adweek, Jul 15»
9
13 painfully true ways we could explain Earth to aliens, according to …
13 painfully true ways we could explain Earth to aliens, according to Twitter. Modern culture can be summed up by smart phones, Kim ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
10
Kickoff to disaster: First dance at wedding goes painfully wrong
A first dance at a wedding reception is usually meant to be a special routine to celebrate the love between two partners and kick off the ... «KTAR.com, Jul 15»

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