painable

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adjective

Painful.

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Meanings

adjectivepainable (comparative more painable, superlative most painable)

comparative more painable · superlative most painable

  1. obsoletePainful.

    The manacles of Astyages were not […] the less weighty and paynable for being composed of gold or silver.

    1649, John Evelyn, Of Liberty and Servitude

    Synonyms: excruciating, torturous, agonizing, ailsome, excruciating, groanful, hellish, hurtful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivePainful.

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excruciatingtorturousagonizingailsomeexcruciatinggroanfulhellishhurtfulbruisingpainfulterribletormentingtormentoustorturousunpleasantwrenchful
Also see
agonizingailsomehellishpainfultormentuous

Origin

From pain + -able. Compare French pénible.

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APA

painable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painable

MLA

“painable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painable.

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