adj
Meaning 1
Characterised or marked by torture; torturous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
torturesome
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tôr'chərsəm rhotic
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/ˈtɔɹtʃəɹsəm/ rhotic
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/ˈtɔːtʃəsəm/ non-rhotic
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rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)səm
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
extremely painful
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From torture + -some.