Synonym: distressingly, sorely. Similar words: disdainfully, painful, painfulness, in full, in full view, in full swing, disdainful, scornfully. Meaning: ['peɪnflɪ] 
adv. 1. unpleasantly 2. in or as if in pain.
adv. 1. unpleasantly 2. in or as if in pain. 
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31 She could feel her heart pounding painfully as she finished the race.
32 The strain of her work schedule became painfully evident as she jetted from New York to London and on to Milan.
33 We are only too painfully aware of the damage his actions have caused.
34 She was as naturally extroverted as Paul was painfully introverted.
35 Filming was painfully slow.
36 She was painfully awakened from her dream of owning a house when she saw how much it cost.
37 Father Poole walked painfully, with the aid of a stick.
38 It was painfully obvious he'd rather not see her again.
39 I stubbed my finger painfully while reaching for a book.
40 It was becoming painfully obvious that the two of them had nothing in common.
41 His head throbbed painfully.
42 He used to be painfully shy, but now he's started to blossom .
43 Painfully shy, he finally summoned up courage to ask her to a game.
44 All the time he was painfully conscious of how hard it was going to be to explain.
45 Mary was painfully awakened from her dream of owning a house when she saw how much it cost.
46 It has become even more painfully obvious now.
47 I am painfully aware of this fact.
48 Blacks, however, remain painfully aggrieved.
49 Things are moving painfully slowly.
50 He was painfully deliberate as he began to speak.
51 But, however painfully, the Dole campaign is taking shape.
52 Slowly, painfully, he staggered through the fire.
53 Her rings dug painfully into my fingers.
54 In spite of this[http://sentencedict.com/painfully.html], she became painfully thin.
55 She wasn't just slim, she was painfully thin.
56 The result was that I was painfully shy.
57 She shut her eyes and breathed painfully.
58 Painfully, Mr Hellyer's mind made the connection.
59 Rebuilding the damaged bridge will be painfully slow.
60 Riddlesberger is particularly engaging as a painfully shy techno-nerd.
More similar words: disdainfully, painful, painfulness, in full, in full view, in full swing, disdainful, scornfully, pain-free, fully, usefully, awfully, carefully, joyfully, ruefully, fearfully, balefully, hopefully, dutifully, dolefully, forcefully, mindfully, fretfully, wistfully, playfully, pitifully, tactfully, gleefully, skillfully, spitefully.