p 3 a 1 i 1 n 1 f 4 u 1 l 1
7 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective causing physical or psychological pain
adjective causing misery or pain or distress
adjective exceptionally bad or displeasing
originFrom Middle English paynful, peinful, peynful, paynefull, peynefull, equivalent to pain + -ful. Compare Danish pinefuld (“painful”).
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