painfully
adverb
unpleasantly
“his ignorance was painfully obvious”
Synonymsdistressinglyin or as if in pain
“she moved painfully forward”
“sorely wounded”
SynonymssorelyOppositespainlessly
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
Painfully meaning
What does “painfully” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.
“painfully” is an adverb with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: unpleasantly.