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tormentuous

tormentuous adjective: causing great grief or agony; painful; agonising.

Adjective

tormentuous (comparative more tormentuous, superlative most tormentuous)

  1. Causing great grief or agony; painful; agonising
    • Although, it is not a handshake I would readily reciprocate because my waking to such comprehension has been and is used for tormentuous affliction and mind control.2009, Alvin J. Moore, Visions of a Self-Named Prophet
    • Having brought the dead soul to life, the Spirit comes like fire in its terrible and tormentuous power, to purify the regenerate sinner.2012, C.H. Spurgeon, Spurgeon

Synonyms of tormentuous

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Forms of tormentuous

comparativemore tormentuous
superlativemost tormentuous

Origin of tormentuous

From torment + -uous.

Questions about tormentuous

What does tormentuous mean?
Tormentuous means causing great grief or agony; painful; agonising.
What part of speech is tormentuous?
Tormentuous is an adjective.

Words near tormentuous in the dictionary

  1. tormentries
  2. tormentrix
  3. tormentry
  4. torments
  5. tormentum
  6. tormentuous
  7. tormethamine
  8. Tormey
  9. Tormeys
  10. tormina
  11. torminae

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