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excruciating
ex·cru·ci·at·ing [ ik skrshee àyting ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. extremely painful: extremely painful, physically or emotionally
2. hard to bear: intolerably embarrassing, tedious, or irritating
The first act was bad enough, but the second was just excruciating.

ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly adverb
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