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excruciable, a.|ɛkˈskruːʃɪəb(ə)l|
[ad. L. excruciābilis, f. excruciāre: see excruciate v. and -able.]
Capable of being tormented; liable, subject to, or deserving of torture.
1731–6Bailey (folio), Excruciable, worthy to be tormented. 1831Hogg in Blackw. Mag. XXIX. 916 The greedy heart On which the gnawing worm of avarice Preyed..straining every sense To that excruciable and yearning core. |