excruciating
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Britannica Dictionary definition of EXCRUCIATING
[more excruciating; most excruciating]
1
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very painful
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causing great mental or physical pain
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I have an excruciating headache.
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an excruciating moment of embarrassment
2
a
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very severe
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excruciating shyness
b
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extreme or excessive
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They described their vacation in excruciating detail.
— excruciatingly
adverb-
an excruciatingly painful condition
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The speech was excruciatingly long.
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excruciatingly slow
