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Painfully

/ˈpeɪnfəli/

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

📖 Definitions of "Painfully"

adverb
  1. 1

    In a painful manner; as if in pain.

    "I limped painfully down the stairs."

  2. 2

    Badly; poorly.

    "That was the most painfully sung rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” that I’ve ever heard."

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