torturous

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The build up has been torturous, and the aftermath will be agonizing, and probably drawn out just like the build has been.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or causing torture.
  2. adjective Twisted; strained. See Usage Note at tortuous.

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  • The memos are an attempt to justify and legalize torturous, cruel, and inhuman treatment, including techniques that are illegal such as banging heads into walls 30 times in a row, prolonged nudity, repeated facial and abdominal slapping, dietary manipulation, and dousing with cold water as low as 41 degrees.
  • If those scents can distract you from the drone of a dentist's drill, imagine what they can do in less torturous settings. —  msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
  • Democrats were relieved to have the torturous budget debate behind them, despite some stumbles in the Senate. —  Rockford Register Star Home RSS
  • Buñuel films the torturous story effortlessly without any fancy camera moves. —  Home Theater Forum
  • How torturous this confinement was, is visible from the sketches and paintings at display in this museum. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
 

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/ˈtɔrtʃərəs/
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