excruciating

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ex·cru·ci·at·ing / ikˈskroōshēˌāting/ • adj. intensely painful: excruciating back pain. ∎  mentally agonizing; very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious: excruciating boredom.DERIVATIVES: ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly adv. the sting can prove excruciatingly painful.

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