Meanings
adverbtorturously (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a torturous fashion, or as if in torture
Yet this sign of growth and hope is framed by a triangle of spindly wood that subtly evokes torturously stretched arms, as on the Cross.
2009 January 16, Roberta Smith, “Amid Intimate Galleries, a Jewel of a Painting Collection”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a very painful manner
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torturously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torturously
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“torturously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torturously. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torturously,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torturously.
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