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Torturous

Definition:

1. (adjective) Causing extreme pain, suffering, or torment.

2. (adjective) Involving or characterized by twists, turns, or complicated and difficult choices.

Examples:

Adjective:

1. The prisoners endured years of torturous confinement.

2. The torturous screams could be heard from miles away.

3. The hiker was exhausted after the torturous climb to the mountain's peak.

Adverb:

1. She walked torturously slowly, unable to bear the pain in her injured leg.

2. The defendant's lawyer argued torturously, trying to confuse the jury.

Noun:

1. The novel was a thrilling torturous that kept readers hooked until the final page.

2. His life had become a torturous after the accident, filled with physical therapy and pain medication.

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