painful
The origin and history of painful.
Etymology
Came from Middle English paynful (also peinful, peynful, paynefull, peynefull), equivalent to pain plus -ful. Compare Danish pinefuld, meaning 'painful'.
The origin and history of painful.
Came from Middle English paynful (also peinful, peynful, paynefull, peynefull), equivalent to pain plus -ful. Compare Danish pinefuld, meaning 'painful'.
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