Definição e significado de painful

painful (adj.)

1.characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort"worked their arduous way up the mining valley" "a grueling campaign" "hard labor" "heavy work" "heavy going" "spent many laborious hours on the project" "set a pun..."

2.causing a dull and steady pain"my aching head" "her old achy joints"

3.causing physical discomfort"bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

4.exceptionally bad or displeasing"atrocious taste" "abominable workmanship" "an awful voice" "dreadful manners" "a painful performance" "terrible handwriting" "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

5.causing physical or psychological pain"worked with painful slowness"

6.causing misery or pain or distress"it was a sore trial to him" "the painful process of growing up"

7.hurting"the tender spot on his jaw"