Translation
tiresome, irritating; painful, arduous
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Word origin
From Old French penible, from peine ('pain, effort'), from Latin poena ('penalty'), with the suffix -ible.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- poena
- English cognates
- pain, penal
Grammar
Examples
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That coach journey was really wearing.
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He is a pain, always complaining.
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The work is hard going for the site workers.
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She had a painful conversation with her boss.
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Do not be annoying, leave your sister alone.
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