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excruciating

ex·cru·ci·at·ing

excruciating

 
pronunciation:
ihk skru shi eI tIng
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part of speech: adjective
definition: very painful; causing agony.
The pain was excruciating when the large rock fell on my toe.
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derivation: excruciatingly (adv.)