painful


painful (http://definr.com/painful)

     adj 1: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful
            slowness" [ant: painless]
     2: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to
        him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: afflictive,
         sore]
     3: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste";
        "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful
        manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting";
        "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room" [syn: atrocious,
         abominable, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable]
     4: causing physical discomfort; "bites of black flies are more
        than irritating; they can be very painful" [syn: irritating]