painful

Meanings

• causing physical or psychological pain
  • "worked with painful slowness"
• causing misery or pain or distress
  • "the painful process of growing up"
• exceptionally bad or displeasing
  • "a painful performance"
• causing physical discomfort
  • "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

Synonyms

abominable, afflictive, atrocious, awful, dreadful, irritating, sore, terrible, unspeakable