torturous

Etymology

From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture +‎ -ous.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Hyphenation: tor‧tur‧ous

Adjective

torturous (comparative more torturous, superlative most torturous)

Of or pertaining to torture.
Painful, excruciating, torturing.

Usage notes

Sometimes confused with tortuous (“convoluted, twisted”), tortious (“constituting a tort, or violation of civil law”), and tortured (“far-fetched”).

Synonyms

tormentous

Translations

Spanish: torturador, torturante, torturoso
Turkish: işkenceli

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Esperanto: turmenta