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torturous

 
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tor·tur·ous

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(tôr'chər-əs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, relating to, or causing torture.
  2. Twisted; strained. See Usage Note at tortuous.
torturously tor'tur·ous·ly adv.

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adjective

    Extraordinarily painful or distressing: agonizing, anguishing, excruciating, harrowing, tormenting. See pain/pleasure.

 
 

 

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Roget's Thesaurus. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary Copyright © 1995 byHoughton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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