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.
torturingly
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a word derived from
torture.
Example Sentences
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Or the torturingly slow rate at which you're required to walk, as if wading through treacle?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 25, 2012
Sounds of mirth fell torturingly upon Beulah's bleeding spirit, and she pressed her fingers tightly over her ears.
From Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans
What kind of justice was this which delayed so long, so torturingly long?
From How Women Love (Soul Analysis) by Max Simon Nordau
Poor Charles Kean was an especial object of Lewes's detestation, and was accordingly pelted and peppered with torturingly clever and piquant pasquinades in the form of criticism.
From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by Justin McCarthy
I knew it was a dream, but it was torturingly vivid.
From The Brightener by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
