to be painfully aware of something

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• painfully — pain|ful|ly [ˈpeınfəli] adv 1.) very used to emphasize a bad or harmful quality that someone or something has ▪ painfully thin arms ▪ As a teenager, I was painfully shy. ▪ The road to peace is a painfully slow process. ▪ We are only too painfully …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• painfully — pain|ful|ly [ peınfli ] adverb * 1. ) in a painful way: Her shoulder throbbed painfully. 2. ) used for emphasizing how annoying or unpleasant something is or how upset it makes you feel: She was painfully aware of his embarrassment. She looked… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• painfully */ — UK [ˈpeɪnf(ə)lɪ] / US adverb 1) in a painful way Her shoulder throbbed painfully. 2) used for emphasizing how annoying or unpleasant something is or how upset it makes you feel She was painfully aware of his embarrassment. She looked painfully… …   English dictionary

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