agonisingly

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English

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Etymology

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From agonising +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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agonisingly (comparative more agonisingly, superlative most agonisingly)

  1. Alternative spelling of agonizingly
    The hour while I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonisingly.
    • 2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport[1]:
      Bradley Johnson could not find his team-mate with a through ball but Antonio Valencia slipped, putting Pilkington clean through, only for the former Huddersfield man to shoot agonisingly wide.