tuskallinen — meaning in English

English meaning

• harrowing adj Extremely distressing or disturbing.
• painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
• smart adjective Intelligent; quick to learn or understand.

Senses

tuskallinen is used for these senses in English:

• harrowing (formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying.
• painful Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. [from 14th c.]
• painful Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
• smart (Southern US, dated) Intense in feeling; painful. Used usually with the adverb intensifier right.

painful — full definition

1. adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
2. adj Informal: very bad or embarrassing in quality.

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