PAINFULLY


Meaning of PAINFULLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ peɪnfʊli ]

You use painfully to emphasize a quality or situation that is undesirable.

Things are moving painfully slowly.

...a painfully shy young man...

ADV : ADV adv / adj [ emphasis ]

see also painful

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