What does smartful mean?
Smartful means (obsolete) painful.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(obsolete) painful.
But this Itch in spite of Morals will be catching, and the beginning natural pleasure will often urge the smartful end, especially in the precipitant Youth, who scarcely sufficiently dread the Fire till they have been savingly burnt.
Even the absence alone of fore-gone joy is troublesome; how much more when they wind downward into smartful extremities?
Use smartful when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smartful means (obsolete) painful.
Common synonyms include aching, smarting, achesome, achy.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But this Itch in spite of Morals will be catching, and the beginning natural pleasure will often urge the smartful end, especially in the precipitant Youth, who scarcely sufficiently dread the Fire till they have been savingly burnt.
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