adverb
- in a way that causes intense pain, suffering, or anguish
- in an extremely slow, tedious, or unbearable manner
Examples
- The wait for the test results was excruciatingly long.
- She felt excruciatingly embarrassed after tripping in front of the entire class.
- The movie was excruciatingly slow and boring.
- His back pain was excruciatingly severe after the accident.
- The silence in the room was excruciatingly awkward.
- Time moved excruciatingly slowly during the final exam.