painful

adjective

1. affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
2. laborious; exacting; difficult: a painful life.
3. Archaic. painstaking; careful.

adjective

1. causing pain; distressinga painful duty
2. affected with paina painful leg
3. tedious or difficult
4. informal extremely bada painful performance

adj.mid-14c., from pain (n.) + -ful. Related: Painfully; painfulness.