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单词 anguishful
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anguishfuladj.

Brit. /ˈaŋɡwɪʃf(ᵿ)l/, U.S. /ˈæŋɡwɪʃf(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: anguish n., -ful suffix.
Etymology: < anguish n. + -ful suffix. Compare earlier anguish adj., anguished adj., anguishing adj., anguishous adj.
Now rare.
Full of or characterized by anguish; expressive of anguish; extremely painful or distressing.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective]
anguishous?c1225
wounding?c1225
asperc1374
derflya1400
rending?c1400
furiousc1405
fretting1413
piercingc1450
anguish1477
piquant1521
anguishing?1566
plaguing1566
asperous?1567
agonizing1570
tormenting1575
wringing1576
cutting1582
tormentous1583
tormentful1596
tormentuous1597
racking1598
torturous1600
lacerating1609
torturing1611
tearinga1616
heart-aching1620
breast-rending1625
crucifying1648
tormentative1654
martyring?a1656
tormentive1655
discruciating1658
cruciatory1660
anguishful1685
brain-racking1708
probing1749
agonized1793
anguished1803
harrowing1810
vulnerary1821
grinding1869
torturesome1889
wrenching1889
tortuous1922
1685 tr. F. M. van Helmont Paradoxal Disc. ii. iii. 47 There is in man a fiery life, and a fiery voice proceeding from the same, which proceeds from him in a strong anguishful outcry.
1847 S. Coleridge Mem. & Lett. II. 137 The..oft-repeated agonies and anguishful trials of the Romish heroine.
1872 Cornhill Mag. July 68 There followed a half-hour more sinister and anguishful than any of the hours which had preceded it.
1928 Denton (Texas) Rec.-Chron. 21 July 8/2 She will save herself futile, anguishful moments.
1956 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 29 Mar. 40/3 I have seen Brahmins..express a most anguishful concern over [the] fate of Negroes in the U.S.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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