'Torturous' definitions:
Definition of 'torturous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Extremely painful [syn: agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome]
Definition of 'Torturous'
From: GCIDE
- Torturous \Tor"tur*ous\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]r*[u^]s), a. Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] "The torturous crucifixion." --I. Disraeli. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'torturous'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- afflictive,
- agonizing,
- atrocious,
- biting,
- consuming,
- cramping,
- cruel,
- desolating,
- distressing,
- excruciating,
- gnawing,
- grave,
- griping,
- hard,
- harrowing,
- harsh,
- heartbreaking,
- heartrending,
- heartsickening,
- heartwounding,
- hurtful,
- hurting,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- pungent,
- racking,
- rending,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- tearing,
- tormenting,
- torturing