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How to pronounce “painfully”
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Pronunciation guide for painfully
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of painfully with real speech in context.
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- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- 7 New Species of Robot That Jump, Dance – and Walk on Water
And they’re painfully slow.
- Definition summary
- In a painful manner; as if in pain.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce painfully
7 New Species of Robot That Jump, Dance – and Walk on Water

And they’re painfully slow.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “painfully”
Meaning
- [Adverb]
- In a painful manner; as if in pain.
- (informal) Badly; poorly.
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