adjective. Full of or giving pain.

adjective. undefined

adjective. Causing mental anguish or suffering.

adjective. Distressing or embarrassing.

adjective. Requiring care and labor; difficult or irksome.

adjective. Marked by or requiring great care and diligence.

That gives or is characterized by pain; of a nature to pain, render uneasy, or inflict suffering, whether bodily or mental; distressing: as, a painful operation in surgery; a painful effort; a painful subject.

That requires or necessitates labor, exertion, care, or attention; troublesome; difficult; toilsome.

Painstaking; industrious; busy; careful; laborious; hard-working.

Synonyms and Racking, agonizing, tormenting, torturing, excruciating, arduous, severe, grievous, trying, afflictive.

adjective. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.

adjective. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with laborious effort.

adjective. Painstaking; careful; industrious.

adjective. causing misery or pain or distress

adjective. causing physical or psychological pain

adjective. causing physical discomfort

adjective. exceptionally bad or displeasing

"Just five weeks ago, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett proposed a $4.3 billion budget packed with what he called painful choices, including raising taxes and cutting popular programs."

painfree  painless  

afflictive  annoying  careful  depressing  difficulty  

aching  achy  agonised  agonising  agonized  

painfully  painfulness  

disdainful  gainful  

bitter  dangerous  intense  terrible  unpleasant  

Herculean  aching  achy  acute  affecting