painfully
adverb/ˈpeɪnfəli/
Frequency rank: #7,946 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that causes pain, distress, or great discomfort; to an uncomfortable degree.
Example sentence
The lecture was painfully boring, and half the students fell asleep.
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