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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

torturously en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English torturous Middle English -ly English -ly English torturously From torturous + -ly.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In a torturous fashion, or as if in torture
    • Yet this sign of growth and hope is framed by a triangle of spindly wood that subtly evokes torturously stretched arms, as on the Cross. 2009 January 16, Roberta Smith, “Amid Intimate Galleries, a Jewel of a Painting Collection”, in New York Times: