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Excruciating vs Painfull - What's the difference?

excruciating | painfull |

As adjectives the difference between excruciating and painfull

is that excruciating is causing great pain or anguish, agonizing while painfull is .

excruciating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
    • the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (rfdate)
  • Exceedingly intense; extreme

    • Related terms

    * cruciate * excruciate * excruciatingly

    painfull

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)