torturous
adjective
tor·tur·ous
ˈtȯr-chə-rəs 
ˈtȯrch-
1
a
: very unpleasant or painful
a torturous day
torturous self-doubts
b
: causing torture
torturous inquisitions
2
: painfully difficult or slow
the torturous course of the negotiations
torturously
adverb
Examples of torturous in a Sentence
relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system
the post-infection treatment for rabies was as notoriously torturous as the disease itself
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Pair this struggle with the painstaking awareness that sleep is essential for your daily functioning, and sleep deprivation can quickly become maddening — or even torturous.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the stubborn Pharaoh continued his torturous ways.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
The Bruins keep finding new, torturous ways to lose hockey games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Their relocation will mark the end of a long, and often torturous, journey for the club that began almost 25 years ago.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
But the stubborn Pharaoh continued his torturous ways.
—Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
The Bruins keep finding new, torturous ways to lose hockey games.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Their relocation will mark the end of a long, and often torturous, journey for the club that began almost 25 years ago.
—Tom Burrows, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for torturous
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“Torturous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torturous. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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