torturedness

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noun

The quality of being tortured.

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Meanings

nountorturedness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being tortured.

    The noble man must be praised (and perhaps also debunked) and the rogue condemned (with appreciation, where relevant, of his charm or torturedness).

    1973, D. G. Dufty, Grant Stewart Harman, Keith John Swan, Historians at work: investigating and recreating the past, page 59

Origin

From tortured + -ness.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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