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| tor·tur·ous [ táwrchərəss ] |
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1. inflicting pain: inflicting or designed to inflict severe physical pain, e.g. as punishment
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2. causing anguish: causing great physical or mental anguish
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| [15th century. < Anglo-Norman< Old French torture (see torture)] |
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 tor·tur·ous·ly adverb |
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