tormentuous

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tormentuous

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From torment + -uous.

adjective more tormentuous · most tormentuous

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.
Similar: ailsome, agonizing, excruciating, groanful, hellish, hurtful, bruising, painable, painful, terrible, tormenting, tormentous

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@misc{tormentuous_2026,
  title = {tormentuous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tormentuous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}