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torturously adverb uk /ˈtɔː.tʃər.əs.li/ us /ˈtɔːr.tʃər.əs.li/ in a way that involves a lot of suffering or difficulty: I began to understand how torturously painful life has been for him all these years. With a huge effort she placed one foot torturously after another. Sitting through the play was a torturously unpleasant and pointless experience. The restoration work on the cathedral is torturously painstaking. I would love to visit more often, but I am put off by the torturously long flight. European bureaucracy can be torturously slow. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Experiencing and suffering (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom afflict affliction almost/nearly die of somethingidiom be a martyr to somethingidiom be a victim of your own successidiom bear count go through grip hands-on hit someone where they liveidiom hold onidiom horse ride seat-of-the-pants see lifeidiom stricken suffer the consequences taste
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