torturously
English
Etymology
torturous + -ly
Adverb
torturously (not comparable)
- In a torturous fashion, or as if in torture
- 2009, January 16, “Roberta Smith”, in Amid Intimate Galleries, a Jewel of a Painting Collection:
- Yet this sign of growth and hope is framed by a triangle of spindly wood that subtly evokes torturously stretched arms, as on the Cross.
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