torturous

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ UK /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/ See IPA manual

Freq #41915

Meanings

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adj
Causing great physical or mental pain; extremely difficult to endure.

The long wait for the test results was torturous.

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Synonyms

1 adj · causing great physical or... agonizingexcruciating

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Etymology

From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous.

torterous Middle English torturous xno tortureus Old French tortūra Latin

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# torturous

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/
**Frequency rank:** 41915

## Meanings
1. Causing great physical or mental pain; extremely difficult to endure.

## Examples
- The long wait for the test results was torturous.

## Synonyms
- tormentous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: torterous
- Root: torturous
- Root: tortureus
- Root: tortūra

## Etymology
From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous.

## AI Etymology
Torturous is from Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adjectival form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means causing great physical or mental pain; extremely difficult to endure.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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