Hypertext Webster Gateway: "torturous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Torturous \Tor"tur*ous\, a.
Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] ``The torturous
crucifixion.'' --I. Disraeli.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
torturous
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonizing}, {agonising}, {excruciating},
{harrowing}, {torturing}, {torturesome}]
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