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in a way that causes physical or emotional pain
- She stretched her leg and winced painfully.
- He painfully pulled the splinter from his finger.
- The athlete limped painfully off the field.
- He smiled painfully, trying to hide the injury.
- His rejection letter hit him painfully.
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in a manner that is extremely unpleasant or distressing
- Progress on the project moved painfully slowly.
- She was painfully aware of the silence in the room.
- The performance was painfully awkward to watch.
- His jokes were painfully unfunny.
- The truth became painfully obvious by the end of the meeting.
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with great difficulty, effort, or slowness
- He painfully worked through the dense textbook.
- She painfully composed a reply to the difficult email.
- The child painfully sounded out each new word.
- He painfully pieced the broken model back together.
- She painfully dragged herself to the finish line.
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