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Torturous   /tˈɔrtʃˌuəs/   Listen
Torturous

adjective
1.
Extremely painful.  Synonyms: agonising, agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing.





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"Torturous" Quotes from Famous Books



... considered ideal. A breeze is generally stirring. There are no sunstrokes, for even in the warmest parts the dryness of the atmosphere favors evaporation. The nights are everywhere cool. When millions in other climes are rolling about in their torturous beds, struggling for the relief that sleep alone can impart, the Washingtonian doffs his clothes, tucks himself comfortably between his cozy quilts, and is soon wafted into the land of nod from which he awakes in the morning refreshed and ready for ...
— The Beauties of the State of Washington - A Book for Tourists • Harry F. Giles
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... splashed on her cheek. She opened her eyes. King was removing Blackie's saddle. Gloria closed her eyes again and sighed. A sort of dreary thankfulness blossomed feebly in her heart that the torturous day was over. King would make some sort of a shelter; she would drink a cup of coffee and crawl into her blankets and ...
— The Everlasting Whisper • Jackson Gregory
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Words linked to "Torturous" :   torture, painful


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