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Webster 1913 Edition
Excruciating
Ex-cru′ci-aˊting
.Torturing; racking.
“Excruciating pain.” V. Knox.
“Excruciating fears.” Bentley
– Ex-cru′ci-aˊting-ly
, adv.
Webster 1828 Edition
Excruciating
EXCRU'CIATING
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1.
Extremely painful; distressing; as excruciating fears.Definition 2025
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Adjective
excruciating (comparative more excruciating, superlative most excruciating)
- Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
- the nation's most excruciating dilemma -- W. H. Ferry (Can we date this quote?)
- Exceedingly intense; extreme
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Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
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