Definition for Painfully:

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

Synonyms for Painfully:

• adv

  •badly (adverb)
  • gravely.
  •fatally (adverb)
  • mortally.
  •hard (adverb)
  • keenly,
  • spiritedly,
  • distressingly,
  • burdensomely,
  • actively,
  • stormily,
  • tiredly,
  • ferociously,
  • relentlessly,
  • boisterously,
  • gruelingly,
  • like fury,
  • Unwieldily,
  • agonizingly,
  • toilsomely,
  • animatedly,
  • cumbersomely,
  • ponderously,
  • rigorously,
  • cumbrously,
  • uproariously,
  • with all one's might,
  • rowdily,
  • with might,
  • exhaustingly,
  • turbulently.
  •severely (adverb)
  • with an iron hand.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • painfully,
  • sorely.
  •badly (adverb)
  • extremely.
  •hard (adverb)
  • urgently,
  • with great effort,
  • savagely,
  • vivaciously,
  • harder,
  • viciously.
  •painfully (adverb)
  • unbearably,
  • arduously,
  • bitingly,
  • witheringly,
  • aggravatingly,
  • annoyingly,
  • tormentingly,
  • gnawingly,
  • oppressively,
  • smartingly,
  • unpleasantly,
  • excruciatingly,
  • Insufferably,
  • troublesomely,
  • horrendously,
  • piercingly,
  • irksomely,
  • stingingly,
  • achingly,
  • uncomfortably,
  • torturously,
  • irritatingly,
  • hurtfully,
  • disagreeably,
  • odiously,
  • cruelly,
  • miserably,
  • tryingly,
  • acutely,
  • offensively,
  • bitterly.
  •severely (adverb)
  • sternly.
  •with extreme care (adverb)
  • painstakingly,
  • tortuously.
  •with pain (adverb)
  • in suffering,
  • with difficulty,
  • in pain.

• n.

  •
  • agonising,
  • agonizing,
  • acute,
  • chapped,
  • chronic,
  • crippling,
  • burning,
  • bad,
  • angry,
  • achy.
  •
  • carefully,
  • thorough,
  • unspeakable,
  • such as it is,
  • utter,
  • sorry,
  • slowly,
  • downright,
  • utterly,
  • hopelessly,
  • excruciating.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • laboriously.

Paraphrases for Painfully:

• Independent

  • Adverb
    embarrassingly, painstakingly, terribly, sorely, unfortunately, awfully, sadly, woefully, depressingly, dreadfully, acutely, appallingly, regrettably, incredibly, tremendously, horrendously, regretfully, extremely, cruelly, excessively, immensely, desperately, exceedingly, frightfully, extraordinarily, lamentably, enormously, hugely, fully, unbelievably, laboriously, exceptionally, horribly, unhappily, highly, badly, alarmingly, bitterly, tragically, grossly, shockingly, severely, terrifyingly, alas, overly, deplorably, disappointingly.

Antonyms for Painfully:

• adv.

  • all
    painlessly.
  • Other antonyms:
    dispassionately, gaily, blissfully, calmly, blithely, easily, unconcernedly, casually, favorably, nonchalantly, mirthfully, good-naturedly, cheerfully, delightedly, cheerily, lightly, well, gladly, impassively, joyously, indifferently, happily, stoically, sunnily, lightheartedly, joyfully, merrily, Rejoicingly, gleefully.

Painfully Sentence Examples:

• Then, as soon as he passed out of sight, they turned, and began painfully to climb back towards the gate.

• " Constant," said he, in a voice painfully weak and broken, " Constant, I am dying!