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excruciatingly, adv.|ɛkˈskruːʃɪeɪtɪŋlɪ|
[f. prec. + -ly2.]
To an excruciating degree; in an extremely painful manner. Often hyperbolically in humorous use.
1808Ann. Reg. 1806, 878 His sarcasm was..excruciatingly severe. 1838Dickens Nich. Nick. xxxiv, Why is she so excruciatingly beautiful? 1861Bumstead Ven. Dis. (1879) 182 Emissions..which are excruciatingly painful. 1865M. E. Braddon Sir Jasper xxxiii, A negro melody of an excruciatingly lively character. |