torture
noun
the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty.
torturedly
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a word derived from
torture.
Example Sentences
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“I just don’t trust him,” Milo brooded in the plane, with a backward nod toward Orr, who was curled up like a tangled rope on the low bushels of chick-peas, trying torturedly to sleep.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
Martin moved offstage, torturedly yet softly wailing, "What's done cannot be undone."
From No Great Magic by Fritz Leiber
