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agonized, ppl. a.|ˈægənaɪzd|
[f. prec. + -ed.]
1. Subjected to agony, tortured, in anguish.
1583[See agonize 1]. 1828Scott F.M. Perth III. 329 ‘He is dead!’ screamed the agonized parent. 1876Green Short Hist. viii. §8. 553 The agonized loyalty, which strove to save Charles.
2. Expressing agony, full of distress.
1853Kane Grinnell Exped. xxxii. (1856) 279 One wild, booming, agonized note. 1882Daily News 7 Mar. 5/4 His reading being interrupted by..agonised yawns, and other signs of impatience. |