painfully

/peɪnfəlli/ adverb
9 letters3 syllables17 points in Scrabble®21 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS2
ADVERB
1

In or as if in pain.

“she moved painfully forward”

2

Unpleasantly.

“his ignorance was painfully obvious”

WORD FORMS
Starts withP
Ends withY
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®17 points
Words With Friends®21 points
Double word34 points
Triple word51 points
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Pig Latinainfullypay
Starts & ends withP … Y
Syllablespain · ful · ly
SYNONYMS & RELATED3
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