Torturous meaning

tôr'chər-əs
Of or pertaining to torture.
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Of, relating to, or causing torture.
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Twisted; strained.
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Of or causing torture.
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Extremely painful or difficult.
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Painful, excruciating, torturing.
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Torturous Sentence Examples

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

  • 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.

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