給人痛苦的,苦惱的,難受的
Afflictive \Af*flic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.] Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. ``Jove's afflictive hand.'' --Pope. Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. --Prior.
afflictive adj : causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up" [syn: {painful}, {sore}]