excruciating
[ ik-skroo-shee-ey-ting ]
/ ɪkˈskru ʃiˌeɪ tɪŋ /
adjective
extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain.
exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating care.
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excruciating
/ (ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ) /
adjective
unbearably painful; agonizing
intense; extremehe took excruciating pains to do it well
informal irritating; trying
jocular very badan excruciating pun
Derived Formsexcruciatingly, adverb
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