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单词 excruciable
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excruciableadj.

/ɛkˈskruːʃɪəb(ə)l/
Etymology: < Latin excruciābilis, < excruciāre : see excruciate v. and -able suffix.
Capable of being tormented; liable, subject to, or deserving of torture.
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society > authority > punishment > torture > [adjective] > liable to
torturable1655
excruciable1731
1731–6 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. (folio) Excruciable, worthy to be tormented.
1831 Hogg in Blackwood's Mag. 29 916 The greedy heart On which the gnawing worm of avarice Preyed..straining every sense To that excruciable and yearning core.
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