painful

adj.

[1]	hurting , grievous , hurtful , sore , distressing , distressful , excruciating , torturous , agonizing , smarting , stinging , aching , achy , throbbing , burning , piercing , stabbing , sharp , tender , sensitive , raw , bitter , (Formal) nociceptive
[2]	vexing , afflictive , sore , vexatious , annoying , harassing , irritating , irksome , aggravating , galling , exasperating , unpleasant , afflictive , harrowing , worrisome , worrying , troubling , disquieting , disturbing , distressing
[3]	painstaking , atrocious , abominable , laborious , careful , awful , dreadful , rigorous , arduous , terrible , unspeakable , assiduous , sedulous , diligent , earnest , conscientious , meticulous , scrupulous , detailed , thorough , thoroughgoing , exacting , demanding
[4]	irritating