painfully

Definition

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

Etymology

From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful + -ly.

Example Sentences

• "I limped painfully down the stairs."
• "The unsufficiency and uncandidness of his answer became painfully apparent in the dead silence of the room."
• "That was the most painfully sung rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” that I’ve ever heard."