tormentous

== English == === Etymology === From torment +‎ -ous. === Adjective === tormentous (comparative more tormentous, superlative most tormentous) (rare, dated) Involving or causing torment; having the nature of torture. 1756, Philip Francis (translator), Horace (author), "Ode 35: To Fortune" in A Poetical Translation of the Works of Horace, p. 129 (Google preview): Before thee stalks inexorable Fate, And grasps impailing nails and wedges dread, The hook tormentous and the melted lead. 1960 May, "Loneliest Boy on Capitol Hill", Ebony, vol. 15, no. 7, p. 58 (Google preview): Few adults could have survived the tormentous, agonizing heartbreak Jimmy endured. ==== Synonyms ==== tormenting, torturous ==== Further reading ==== === References ===