What is another word for excruciatingly?

Pronunciation: [ɛkskɹˈuːʃɪˌe͡ɪtɪŋli] (IPA)

Excruciatingly is an adjective that describes something extremely painful or torturous. There are several other synonyms that can be used instead of the word excruciatingly. Some of these include agonizingly, brutally, or unbearably. Other synonyms that can be used to convey a similar meaning include fiercely, intensely, or severely. Additionally, some words that suggest a long and drawn-out situation include enduringly, laboriously, or steadily. No matter which synonym is used, the word should be used with caution and only in situations where the pain or difficulty being described is truly severe.

What are the hypernyms for Excruciatingly?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Excruciatingly

By getting into an excruciatingly uncomfortable position, it was possible to shovel earth into a wooden sledge made for the purpose, and when this was full, at a given signal it was dragged back by a man at the pit-head, whose job it was also to work the bellows.
"The Escaping Club"
A. J. Evans
To her it constitutes, apparently, an excruciatingly funny joke.
"A Top-Floor Idyl"
George van Schaick
Four children of the "grave man" were simultaneously and excruciatingly racked and tortured precisely alike, and in the same parts of their bodies, although being, some of them, in separate apartments, and ignorant of one another's complaints.
"Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism"
Allen Putnam

Famous quotes with Excruciatingly

  • My boredom threshold is low at the best of times but I have spent more time being slowly and excruciatingly bored by children than any other section of the human race.
    William H. Borah
  • A spaceship rhymes with all the dreams, nascent wonder, and hope of a humanity looking up in awe at an excruciatingly beautiful Cosmos, with
    Vanna Bonta
  • Why else lead a life of bad banquet dinners, cigar smoke, camp chairs, foul breath, and excruciatingly dull jargon if not to avoid the echoes of what is not known.
    Norman Mailer

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