excruciatingly
English
Etymology
From excruciating + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋli/, /ɪkˈskɹuːsiːeɪtɪŋli/
Adverb
excruciatingly (comparative more excruciatingly, superlative most excruciatingly)
- In a manner causing great pain or anguish; in an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree.
- The gunshot wound was excruciatingly painful
- 1899, Knut Hamsun, Hunger, translated by George Egerton, Part II, page 92
- My hunger was now tormenting me excruciatingly, and gave me no rest.
- In a very intense or extreme manner.
Related terms
- cruciate
- excruciate
- excruciating
Translations
in a manner causing great pain or anguish
in a very intense or extreme manner