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TORTUROUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does torturous mean?
• TORTUROUS (adjective)
The adjective TORTUROUS has 1 sense:
1. extremely painful
Familiarity information: TORTUROUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Extremely painful
Synonyms:
agonising; agonizing; excruciating; harrowing; torturesome; torturing; torturous
Similar:
painful (causing physical or psychological pain)
Derivation:
torture (intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain)
torture (unbearable physical pain)
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