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P — Pabulum to Palmy (Part 4 of 8)

Pain, v. a.

    1. Torment, torture, rack, agonize, distress, hurt.
    2. Disquiet, trouble, afflict, grieve, aggrieve, displease, annoy, plague, bore, harass, vex, worry, tease, chafe, fret, incommode, distress.

Painful, a.

    1. Tormenting, torturing, agonizing, racking, distressing, distressful, excruciating.
    2. Grievous, afflicting, afflictive, distressing, disquieting, troublesome, displeasing, provoking, annoying, vexatious, unpleasant, disagreeable.
    3. Toilsome, arduous, difficult, hard, severe.

Painfully, ad.

    1. With pain.
    2. Laboriously, with toil, industriously, sedulously.

Pains, n. [Often used in the singular number by the best writers.]

    1. Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort, task.
    2. Travail, childbirth, labor.

Painstaking, a. Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious, careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard-working, persevering, sparing no pains.

Painstaking, n. Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence, perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion

Paint, v. a.

    1. Represent (by colors).
    2. Color (with a pigment), coat with paint, smear.
    3. Depict, delineate, describe, sketch, portray, pencil, set forth, image, picture, draw.
    4. Embellish, deck, adorn, beautify, ornament.