Used in a Sentence

painfully

How to use painfully in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for painfully.

Editorial note

The author of the paper is painfully funny.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of painfully gathered in one view.

adverb

unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"

adverb

in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for painfully.

adverb

unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"

adverb

in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"

Example sentences

1

The author of the paper is painfully funny.

2

I'd go so far as to say it's almost painfully obvious once it's pointed out to you.

3

If it isn't painfully obvious, this is a joke, so please don't take it too seriously.

4

Note the almost painfully predictable response to the thread.

5

If I put my price on the item then the fact that there is a wall mart 2 miles left of here and sells it for 1/2 what I do will be painfully apparent.

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As someone who spent a lot of time optimizing conversions, it painfully obvious that they are optimizing to not be clear.

7

We solved the data issue, very painfully, over a 10-year period, by working directly with the airlines.

8

I actually understand their emotional reaction: They are doomed to a cruel fate and my presence just makes them all the more painfully aware of how unfair it is.

9

We all recognize the importance of fire safety, but there is no excuse for the design of smoke and CO detectors to be so painfully obnoxious.

10

I can't tell you had some many side projects I've worked on had some painfully implemented bell that was pretty cool, but was pointless because I never got any core functionality working.- All you can do is use what you know.

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You might try to look it up on your phone, but there won't be any internet access, so be aware which arm or leg you may pay for roaming data; also, roaming data is often so painfully slow as to be unusable, and the Caltrain schedule if you do find it will be a pdf you have to download.

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For instance, copy-pasting is suddenly painfully impossible or unicode fails or it doesn't handle ncurses or escape sequences properly.- Doesn't add anything that the history and copy-pasting don't already do nearly perfectly.- Doesn't follow the "Simple things should be simple, complex things should be possible" philosophy.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use painfully in a sentence?

The author of the paper is painfully funny.

What does painfully mean?

unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"

What part of speech is painfully?

painfully is commonly used as adverb.