agonizingly,adv.|ˈægəˌnaɪzɪŋlɪ| [f.prec. + -ly2.] In an agonizing manner; with painful or desperate struggles. c1841Kingsley Lett. & Mem. I. 52 Struggles..which made him feel more agonizingly weak than ever.1860Ruskin Mod. Paint. V. vi. vii. §7 They..fail egregiously;—ridiculously;—it may be, agonizingly.