torturous
/TOR-cher-us/adjectivecharacterized by or involving great pain or suffering
“The final kilometer was a torturous climb in full sun.”
- Synonyms
- agonizing, excruciating, painful
- Antonyms
- pleasant, easy
- Memory hook
- torturous: torture-ous — it hurts; tortuous just twists.
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