"agonizingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/ Forms: more agonizingly [comparative], most agonizingly [superlative], agonisingly [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English agonizing Middle English -ly English -ly English agonizingly From agonizing + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|agonizing|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English agonizing Middle English -ly English -ly English agonizingly [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "agonizingly", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="agonizingly"> From agonizing + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} agonizingly (comparative more agonizingly, superlative most agonizingly)
  1. In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony. Translations (in a way that causes agony): angorige (Esperanto), agonizantemente (Portuguese)

Alternative forms

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