torturous

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/ Hyphenation: tor‧tur‧ous === Adjective === torturous (comparative more torturous, superlative most torturous) Of or pertaining to torture. Painful, excruciating, torturing. ==== Usage notes ==== Sometimes confused with tortuous (“convoluted, twisted”), tortious (“constituting a tort, or violation of civil law”), and tortured (“far-fetched”). ==== Synonyms ==== tormentous ==== Translations ====