Torturous Definition

tôrchər-əs
adjective
Of or causing torture.
Webster's New World
Twisted; strained.
American Heritage
Extremely painful or difficult.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
torturesometorturingharrowingexcruciatingagonizingagonisingtormentinganguishing

Torturous Sentence Examples

  • Wool bedding in summer seems downright torturous at first glance.

  • To me this seems torturous and punitive, like pouring salt on an open cut.

  • Some NDErs recount how they descended into hell and saw all kinds of torturous existences found only in the darkest of nightmares.

  • They were far too busy stretching mus­cles and preparing for the more torturous miles that lay ahead.

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