painfully (adv.) Old form(s): painefully
diligently, taking great pains
KJ II.i.223[King John to Hubert, of himself] Who painfully, with much expedient march, / Have brought a countercheck before your gates
LLL I.i.74[Berowne to King, of delights] As painfully to pore upon a book
Tim V.ii.1[Third Senator to Messenger] Thou hast painfully discovered [or: to painful effect]
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