agonizingly
adverb
(UKusuallyagonisingly)uk/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/us/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/in a way thatcausesextremephysicalormentalpain:
Mykneewas agonizinglypainful.
Agonizingly harddecisionsmust be made.
extremely, in a way that isannoyingorupsetting:
Twice he's come agonizinglyclosetowinningtherace.
This is an agonizinglyslowWiFiconnection.
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agonizing
- Somethingsharpfellagonizingly onto herankle.
- My newshoesrubbedagonizingly against myheels.
- Hislungsfeltagonizinglycongested.
- We werekeptwaitingan agonizinglylongtime.
- Thepaceofscientificdiscoveryis agonizinglyslow.
Saddening, shocking and upsetting
- affecting
- arrogance
- baleful
- be cold comfortidiom
- bombast
- distressingly
- dolorous
- ego trip
- egoism
- egomania
- impiously
- impiousness
- lacerating
- loftiness
- narcissism
- teary
- touching
- touchingly
- tragically
- traumatic