painfully

Adverb

unpleasantly
- "his ignorance was painfully obvious"
in or as if in pain
- "she moved painfully forward"

Adv

In a painful manner; as if in pain.
Badly; poorly.

Examples

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

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

distressingly, sorely

Antonyms

painlessly

Scrabble Score: 17

painfully: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
painfully: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
painfully: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

painfully: valid Words With Friends Word