"torturesome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈtɔɹtʃəɹsəm/ (note: rhotic), /ˈtɔːtʃəsəm/ (note: non-rhotic) Forms: more torturesome [comparative], most torturesome [superlative]
enPR: tôr'chərsəm (note: rhotic) Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)səm Etymology: From torture + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|torture|some|pos=adjective}} torture + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} torturesome (comparative more torturesome, superlative most torturesome)
  1. Characterised or marked by torture; torturous.
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