"torturous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ [General-American], /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-torturous.wav Forms: more torturous [comparative], most torturous [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|torterous}} Middle English torterous, {{der|en|xno|torturous}} Anglo-Norman torturous, {{der|en|fro|tortureus}} Old French tortureus, {{der|en|la|tortūra}} Latin tortūra Head templates: {{en-adj}} torturous (comparative more torturous, superlative most torturous)
  1. Of or pertaining to torture. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-torturous-en-adj-iP1v76Nl Disambiguation of Violence: 50 50
  2. Painful, excruciating, torturing. Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-torturous-en-adj-WAT3oJTa Disambiguation of Violence: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tormentous
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