Apedia

Excruciating Syn Ex‧Cru‧Ci‧At‧Ing ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ Adjective 1extremely Painful I

Front excruciating
Back ex‧cru‧ci‧at‧ing /ɪkˈskruːʃieɪtɪŋ/ adjective
1extremely painful SYN painful:
When I bend my arm, the pain is excruciating.
2if something is excruciating, it is extremely unpleasant, for example because it is boring or embarrassing SYN agonizing:
Helen described the events of the night before in excruciating detail.
—excruciatingly adverb:
His poetry is excruciatingly bad.

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Unrelenting syn relentless un‧re‧lent‧ing ˌʌnrɪˈlentɪŋ◂ adjective formal 1an

Previous card: Gregarious opp solitary gre‧gar‧i‧ous ɡrɪˈɡeəriəs ˈɡer adjective 1friendly

Up to card list: A Song of Ice and Fire