Meaning & use
excruciatingly
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In a manner that is extremely painful, distressing, or difficult to endure.
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The hike back to camp was excruciatingly slow in the summer heat.
She waited through an excruciatingly long silence before he answered.
A note on using this word
Excruciatingly comes from Latin excruciare, 'to torture,' which itself derives from crux, meaning 'cross,' referencing crucifixion.
Words with a similar meaning
agonizinglyunbearably
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Words with an opposite meaning
painlesslycomfortably
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