excruciating

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[edit] Etymology

Present participle of excruciate, from Latin excruciātus, past participle of excruciō, from ex- + cruciō "I torment".

[edit] Pronunciation

  • (RP) IPA: /ɛkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɪkˈskruːsiːeɪtɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA: /ɪkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/, /ɛkˈskruːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/
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[edit] Adjective

excruciating (comparative more excruciating, superlative most excruciating)

Positive
excruciating

Comparative
more excruciating

Superlative
most excruciating

  1. Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
    the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (A date for this quote is being sought):
  2. Exceedingly intense; extreme

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