torturous
adjUS /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ · UK /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/
Etymology From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous.
1
Of or pertaining to torture.
2
Painful, excruciating, torturing.
- Synonyms
- tormentous
- Derived terms
- torturously