Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Causing great suffering or torment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective rare Full of torment; causing, or accompanied by, torment; excruciating.
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- adjective Full of
torment ; causing, or accompanied by, torment;excruciating .
Etymologies
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torment + -ful
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Examples
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Malice, and envy, and revenge, are unquiet passions; and in what nature soever they are, they are as vexatious and tormentful to itself, as they are troublesome and mischievous to others.
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 08. 1630-1694 1820
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