torturedly

T1O1R1T1U1R1E1D2L1Y4

adverb

In a tortured manner.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbtorturedly (comparative more torturedly, superlative most torturedly)

comparative more torturedly · superlative most torturedly

  1. In a tortured manner.

    At one point he torturedly mimics his own emotions to provide Lucy's gasps as she lies dying of syphilis.

    2007, Bruce Babington, A history of the New Zealand fiction feature film, page 214

Origin

From tortured + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: torturedly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.