Found 2 items, similar to afflictive.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: afflictive afflictive adj : causing misery or pain or distress; “it was a sore trial to him”; “the painful process of growing up” [syn: painful, sore]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Afflictive 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]