excruciatingly

English

Etymology

From excruciating +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋli/, /ɪkˈskɹuːsiːeɪtɪŋli/

Adverb

excruciatingly (comparative more excruciatingly, superlative most excruciatingly)

In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.
The gunshot wound was excruciatingly painful.
- 1899, Knut Hamsun, “Part II”, in George Egerton [pseudonym; Mary Chavelita Dunne Bright], transl., Hunger […], London: Leonard Smithers and Co […], →OCLC, page 92:
  My hunger was now tormenting me excruciatingly, and gave me no rest.
In a very intense or extreme manner.

Related terms

Translations

in a manner causing great pain or anguish

Italian: straziantemente (it)

in a very intense or extreme manner

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