torturously

adv

torturously

adv

Etymology From torturous + -ly.

1

In a torturous fashion, or as if in torture

Yet this sign of growth and hope is framed by a triangle of spindly wood that subtly evokes torturously stretched arms, as on the Cross.2009 January 16, Roberta Smith, “Amid Intimate Galleries, a Jewel of a Painting Collection”, in New York Times:

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