Tormentous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Tormentous is an adjective meaning (rare, dated) Involving or causing torment; having the nature of torture.
Meaning
(rare, dated) Involving or causing torment; having the nature of torture.
Example Sentences
[I]ts greed gave us years tormentous and horrible, like those of Ferdinand VII.
Few adults could have survived the tormentous, agonizing heartbreak Jimmy endured.
Before thee stalks inexorable Fate, And grasps impailing nails and wedges dread, The hook tormentous and the melted lead.
In Nigeria in particular and Africa generally, there is no winter, no heat-wave, no iceberg, no volcanoes, no hail storms, no devastating wild fires, no tormentous tornadoes or thunderstorms, no deadly floods.
Synonyms for tormentous
Depending on context, synonyms include tormenting, torturous.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include torturous, torsive, torrentine, tortional, tortious, terrifical.
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