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torturable, a. rare.|ˈtɔːtjʊərəb(ə)l| [f. torture v. + -able.] Capable of being tortured. Hence ˈtorturableness (rare).
1655–87H. More App. Antid. v. §4. 193, I..assert that a torturable being is a Spirit incorporate. 1727Bailey vol. II, Torturableness, capableness of Torture. 1852Burton Crim. Trials Scot. I. 229 Long confinement having reduced the extent of his torturable strength. |