Adjective
1. causing physical or psychological pain;
"worked with painful slowness"2. causing misery or pain or distress;
"it was a sore trial to him""the painful process of growing up"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"4. causing physical discomfort;
"bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"