excruciatingadjective
uk/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ/us/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ/extremely painful:
an excruciating pain in the lower back
extremely boring or embarrassing:
excruciating boredom
His confession, when it came, was excruciating.
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Pain & painful
- -racked
- achy
- agonizing
- cluster headache
- dodgy
- earache
- hell
- hurt
- masochism
- non-ulcer stomach pain
- painful
- painfully
- painless
- rack
- racking
- shooting pains
- suffering
- tender
- throb
- torment
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Serious and unpleasant
excruciatingly
adverb uk/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.tɪŋ.li/us/ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.t̬ɪŋ.li/
excruciatingly painful/uncomfortable
excruciatingly embarrassing/boring/funny