painfully

From Middle English peinfully, paynefully, equivalent to painful +‎ -ly.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeɪnfəli/

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painfully (comparative more painfully, superlative most painfully)

1. In a painful manner; as if in pain.

   I limped painfully down the stairs.

2. (informal) Badly; poorly.

   That was the most painfully sung rendition of "Fly Me to the Moon" that I've ever heard.