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tormentous

adj

Etymology

From torment + -ous.

  1. derived from tormentum
  2. derived from torment
  3. inherited from torment
  4. suffixed as tormentous — “torment + ous”

Definitions

  1. Involving or causing torment

    Involving or causing torment; having the nature of torture.

    • Before thee stalks inexorable Fate, And grasps impailing nails and wedges dread, The hook tormentous and the melted lead.
    • [I]ts greed gave us years tormentous and horrible, like those of Ferdinand VII.
    • Few adults could have survived the tormentous, agonizing heartbreak Jimmy endured.

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