penoso

painful, distressing, embarrassing, pathetic

p e ˈn o . z o
pen pain + oso adjective-forming; characterized by or full of
adjective Rare #37,822
painful, distressing
IT: È penoso perdere una persona cara.
EN: It is painful to lose someone you love.
embarrassing, pathetic
IT: Il suo comportamento è penoso.
EN: His behavior is embarrassing.

Era già penoso per me.

It was already painful for me.

— Andrej Rublëv (1966)

Era penoso.

It was pitiful.

— Titanic (1997)

Il vecchio castello versa in uno stato penoso.

The old castle is in a sorry state.

Penoso.

Painful.

— Love Actually - L'amore davvero (2003)

Pensavo fosse una cosa fica, ma è penoso.

I thought it was a cool thing, but it's pathetic.

— Scream 7 (2026)

È stato molto penoso per tutti, Vostra Maestà.

It was very painful for everyone, Your Majesty.

— L'ultimo imperatore (1987)