Afflictive

a.

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Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. - Prior.

Adj.

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afflictive - causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" Synonyms: painful, sore

aching, algetic, calamitous, dire, distasteful, distressing, galling, grievous, heartbreaking, hurtful, hurting, lamentable, painful, regrettable, sore, unfortunate, unpalatable, woeful