Standard Lemma guide

excruciatingly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋli/
  • /ɪkˈskɹuːsiːeɪtɪŋli/
  • CMU ARPABET: EH2 K S K R UW1 S IY0 EY2 T IH0 NG L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an excruciating manner or to an excruciating degree; in a manner causing great anguish or pain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The gunshot wound was excruciatingly painful.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

In a very intense or extreme manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a very painful manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the progress was agonizingly slow

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: agonizingly, torturously

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English excruciating Middle English -ly English -ly English excruciatingly From excruciating + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Italian: straziantemente — in a manner causing great pain or anguish