excruciatingly
16
8.2
- adverb
- /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋli/
:
insoportablemente
- All members of the Pension Committee merit special commendation for working through this excruciatingly complex problem.
- excruciatingly slow
- excruciatingly long
OK, so knowing that these trades are excruciatingly difficult to pull off.
- OK, so knowing that these trades are excruciatingly difficult to pull off.
- He read excruciatingly slowly and haltingly.
- But what he's achieved wasn't simple, It was excruciatingly difficult.
- And now I'm on my own and it's excruciatingly painful.
- The sentence is so excruciatingly drawn out that no one could remember their meaning.
- Then that leaves another area of, of people who have suffered such excruciatingly painful sexual abuse as children themselves.
- Watching my grandmother lie unconscious on the hospital bed waiting for her body to shut down was excruciatingly painful.
- And you almost couldn't think inside this van because the gravel and sand hitting the wall of the metal van was excruciatingly loud.
- It's often excruciatingly difficult to do, and leadership is about doing the right thing, especially when it's very, very hard.
- But it was still excruciatingly hot that, you know, like it was just.
- And that's it's, it's an excruciatingly it, you know, terrifying process.
- But television and film are are are are excruciatingly complex.
- And generally you didn't seem to be as excruciatingly hard on yourself after losing for England as you did with losing for Liverpool.
Examples
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Why do Republican presidents find the same task so excruciatingly difficult?
Academic text (1992) -
Watching my grandmother lie unconscious on the hospital bed waiting for her body to shut down was excruciatingly painful.
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It's just sort of... excruciatingly painful.
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I have to be totally honest with you, it is excruciatingly painful.
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Whatever it is, no matter how excruciatingly painful it may be, it will wear off eventually.
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And now I'm on my own and it's excruciatingly painful.
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It would be excruciatingly painful.
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And it honors Smith's decision to move on, which was probably excruciatingly painful and confusing for him.
Blog text (14) -
But despite 300 buses, Thursday brought excruciatingly long waits, terrible traffic, and much annoyance.
Blog text (18) -
After falling off his bike, he described the pain as excruciatingly unbearable.
Synonyms
126
3.5
In a very bad or shocking way
106
3.7
In a way that causes physical or emotional pain
70
3.0
To happen in a very bad or unpleasant way
18
4.4
Shows that something is very bad, unpleasant, or extreme
12
4.9
So strong or bad that you cannot stand it
8
6.8
Very much in a way that is hard to describe
6
7.2
In a way that causes great harm, pain, or sadness
6
5.5
In a very bad or extreme way
6
6.8
Makes people feel shocked or disgusted
4
7.4
In a way that causes very strong physical pain or deep worry
4
6.5
In a way that is so strong it is hard to put into words
3
6.7
In a way that makes people feel very afraid or shocked
3
6.0
In a way that is very shocking or frightening
2
8.2
In a very annoying way that people cannot stand
2
8.8
In a very intense and unpleasant way
2
7.7
In a way that is very hard to imagine
1
7.3
A way that makes someone feel very sad and defeated
1
7.4
In a very bad or shocking way
1
7.2
In a way that feels very painful or shocking
1
8.9
In a way that makes someone feel great pain or worry
1
8.8
In a way that causes great fear or pain
1
7.9
Too strong or bad for you to stand
1
8.1
In a way that causes strong emotional pain
1
9.8
So great that you cannot find words to describe it
With extreme pain like someone nailed to a cross
In a way that causes someone a lot of pain or worry
In a way that is too unpleasant or painful to bear
Antonyms
How Painful
Surface Forms
Morphology
excruciatingly = excruciating (semi-transparent) = excruciate + ing + ly
The adverb is a regular formation from the adjective 'excruciating' using the productive suffix '-ly'.
Etymology
Excruciatingly comes from Latin roots around crux meaning 'cross', and you can see the same root in crucifix. Because people used that strong picture of someone hurt on a cross, excruciatingly now means 'very painful' or 'extremely'.