Painful

Adjective

1. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
2. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
3. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
4. Painstaking; careful; industrious.
5. Very bad, poor.

   "His violin playing is painful."