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painful = causing pain: ‘The finger I trapped in the door is still very painful.’ ‘The child wriggled
free and gave me a painful kick on the ankle.’
pair
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The old pair next door have been married for 65 years.
The old couple next door have been married for 65 years.
Pair usually refers to things (e.g. ‘a pair of scissors/socks’) or to two people who are seen (doing
something) together: ‘It’s about time the pair of you did some work.’ ‘The German pair need just
two more points for the match.’ Pair also refers to two animals that stay together and produce
young: ‘a pair of swifts with a family to feed’.
The usual word for a husband and wife (or two people in a similar relationship) is couple: ‘Married
couples should benefit from the new tax legislation.’
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