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wrenchful en · ADJ

Etymology

From wrench (verb) + -ful. Compare Middle English wrenchful (“crafty, deceitful”).

Meanings

1. (rare) Causing great pain, suffering, or agony; painful
   • However, recommendation is often as effective as charity, of which it is a minor form, neither so rare nor wrenchful, nor so perturbing for both parties. 1899, The English Illustrated Magazine:

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