wrenchful

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adjective

Causing great pain, suffering, or agony; painful

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Meanings

adjectivewrenchful (comparative more wrenchful, superlative most wrenchful)

comparative more wrenchful · superlative most wrenchful

  1. rareCausing great pain, suffering, or agony; painful

    However, recommendation is often as effective as charity, of which it is a minor form, neither so rare nor wrenchful, nor so perturbing for both parties.

    1899, The English Illustrated Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
agonizingailsomehellishpainablepainfultormentuous

Origin

From wrench (verb) + -ful. Compare Middle English wrenchful (“crafty, deceitful”).

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Cite this entry
APA

wrenchful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchful

MLA

“wrenchful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchful. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrenchful,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenchful.

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