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What does painfully mean?

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Adverb
  1. In a painful manner; as if in pain.
  2. (informal) Badly; poorly.
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It's since my shoulder got painfully and extremely jiggered, six years ago.
Always painfully aware of their place in the pecking-order, they struggle and jostle for position.
Other advanced industries, like those producing machine tools and bearings, were painfully emerging but were at a low technical level.
Her hand was throbbing painfully, but it was nothing compared to the ache in her heart.
He's also painfully anxious not to give offence, and you wonder if he's almost too nice for his own good.
The callers recounted tedious vows, painfully off-key songs warbled by bride and groom, the inclusion of the groom's dog in the ceremony.

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