painlessly
/ˈpeɪnləsli/ (bre, ipa) · [pˈenləsli] /ˈpeɪnləsli/ (ame, ipa)
painlessly — adverb
1. so that the person feels no physical hurt while it is happening.
so that the person feels no physical hurt while it is happening.
The dentist removed the loose tooth painlessly in five minutes.
verb + painlessly in a medical action
After the cream cooled her skin, Adina peeled off the bandage painlessly.
The nurse slipped the needle out so painlessly that Karim barely noticed.
Mateo's baby tooth came out painlessly while he ate an apple.
The vet cleaned the cut painlessly while Mira held the puppy still.
- comfortably
suggests physical ease in general, not specifically the absence of pain during one action
- gently
focuses on a soft manner, but something gentle can still hurt
- painfully
means the action causes physical pain
- agonizingly
emphasizes very strong pain during the action
文法句型
verb + painlessly
so painlessly that + clause
用法筆記
Usually follows a verb for treatment, injury, or body-related change. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about smooth progress rather than the absence of physical pain.
常見錯誤
2. so that something is done smoothly, with little trouble, upset, or extra effort.
so that something is done smoothly, with little trouble, upset, or extra effort.
With the online form, Ayesha changed her flight painlessly before breakfast.
administrative task completed smoothly
Christopher moved his photos to the new phone painlessly in one evening.
The class switched to a new app painlessly after one short lesson.
Because the desk was nearly empty, Lien renewed her library card painlessly.
Our team merged the two lists painlessly with one shared file.
- smoothly
stresses that each step works well without problems
- easily
focuses on low difficulty more than the whole process feeling trouble-free
- seamlessly
often used for systems or transitions with no visible break
- effortlessly
highlights how little effort the person needs to make
- awkwardly
suggests the process works, but in a clumsy way
- painfully
often means with difficulty or frustration in a figurative sense
- laboriously
stresses slow, effortful progress
文法句型
verb + painlessly
[change/process] + happen + painlessly
用法筆記
Common with tasks, changes, and administrative steps that go smoothly. Distinguish from sense 1, which specifically says that no physical pain is felt.