agonisingly

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A form of agonizingly — In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.

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Meanings

adverbagonisingly (comparative more agonisingly, superlative most agonisingly)

comparative more agonisingly · superlative most agonisingly

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of agonizingly.

    The hour while I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonisingly.

    2 more examples

    Bradley Johnson could not find his team-mate with a through ball but Antonio Valencia slipped, putting Pilkington clean through, only for the former Huddersfield man to shoot agonisingly wide.

    2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 06 Jan 2012

    We were shooting in Pittsburgh, and there were some rudeboys looking at us, like [agonisingly broad Jamaican accent]: “Ya shoodent be shoe-ting ere.” So we’re driving around in this grim area of Pittsburgh and I start talking in this over-the-top Jamaican accent.

    2014 March 6, Stuart Heritage, “Man v Food's Adam Richman – now causing Fandemonium”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 07 Jan 2019

Origin

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APA

agonisingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonisingly

MLA

“agonisingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonisingly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “agonisingly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/agonisingly.

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