painfully

IPA(Pronunciation)

informal

In a painful manner; as if in pain. / (informal) Badly; poorly.

Japanese Meaning

痛みを感じながら、苦しげに / (非公式) ひどく、酷く、下手に

She smiled painfully through the farewell, not wanting to show how hurt she was.

彼女は別れのとき、傷ついていることを見せたくなくて、痛々しい笑顔を浮かべた。

Sense（1）

In a painful manner; as if in pain.

I limped painfully down the stairs.

Sense（2）

(informal) Badly; poorly.

That was the most painfully sung rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” that I’ve ever heard.

more painfully

（ comparative ）

most painfully

（ superlative ）