afflictive

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

causing misery or pain or distress“it was a sore trial to him”“the painful process of growing up”Synonyms: painful sore

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Afflictive \Af*flic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.] Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. --Prior. [1913 Webster]