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Shrewd vs Painful - What's the difference?

shrewd | painful | Related terms |

Shrewd is a related term of painful.


As adjectives the difference between shrewd and painful

is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Paining vs Painful - What's the difference?

paining | painful |


As a verb paining

is .

As an adjective painful is

causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Anguish vs Painful - What's the difference?

anguish | painful |


As a noun anguish

is extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.

As a verb anguish

is to suffer pain.

As an adjective painful is

causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Suffering vs Painful - What's the difference?

suffering | painful |


As adjectives the difference between suffering and painful

is that suffering is experiencing pain(jump) while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As a noun suffering

is the condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

As a verb suffering

is .

Painful vs Acrid - What's the difference?

painful | acrid | Related terms |

Painful is a related term of acrid.


As adjectives the difference between painful and acrid

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while acrid is sharp and harsh, or bitter and not to the taste; pungent.

Deadly vs Painful - What's the difference?

deadly | painful |


As adjectives the difference between deadly and painful

is that deadly is (lb) subject to death; mortal while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

As an adverb deadly

is (obsolete) fatally, mortally.

Severe vs Painful - What's the difference?

severe | painful | Related terms |

Severe is a related term of painful.


As adjectives the difference between severe and painful

is that severe is severe, harsh while painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Painful vs Toilsome - What's the difference?

painful | toilsome | Synonyms |


As adjectives the difference between painful and toilsome

is that painful is causing pain or distress, either physical or mental while toilsome is requiring continuous physical effort; laborious.

Sorrow vs Painful - What's the difference?

sorrow | painful |


As a noun sorrow

is (uncountable) unhappiness, woe.

As a verb sorrow

is to feel or express grief.

As an adjective painful is

causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

Raw vs Painful - What's the difference?

raw | painful | Related terms |

Raw is a related term of painful.


As an abbreviation raw

is (games) the rules as written: the actual rules appearing in the rulebook, as opposed to house rules, or as opposed to the rules that might have been intended (in the event of a mistake in the rulebook).

As an adjective painful is

causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.

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