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excruciating definition

ex·cru·ci·at·ing (-āt′iŋ)

adjective

  1. causing intense physical or mental pain; agonizing
  2. intense or extreme with excruciating attention to detail

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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