painfully

English

/ˈpeɪnfəli/

adv
Definitions
  • In a painful manner; as if in pain.
  • (informal) Badly; poorly.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peinfully affix from English painful root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷey-

Gloss

pay, pile up, honor, value, build, stow, avenge, observe, gather, pile

Concept
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Possession

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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