επώδυνος — meaning in English

English meaning

• painful adj Causing physical or emotional pain.
• sore adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.

Senses

επώδυνος is used for these senses in English:

• 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.]
• sore Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.

painful — full definition

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

sore — full definition

1. adj Painful or tender, especially to the touch.
2. adj Informal: annoyed, upset, or resentful about something.
3. noun A patch of injured, infected, or inflamed skin.

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