Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

painable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
painable
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Painful.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From pain + -able. Compare French pénible.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more painable (comparative) most painable (superlative)

Synonyms

excruciating torturous agonizing ailsome groanful hellish hurtful bruising painable painful terrible tormenting

Questions

What does painable mean?
Painful.
Where does painable come from?
From pain + -able. Compare French pénible.

How to pronounce painable

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