What does torturelike mean?
Torturelike means Characteristic of torture; torturous..
Torturelike
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Characteristic of torture; torturous..
Example Sentences
Her Grace […] sent out after them 300 armed Men, with orders not to return without their Bodies, dead or alive; intending that if they should be brought to her in the latter condition to have them put to Death in some torturelike manner, after a few years Confinement.
Every one of these features is true of normal shipboard life, in which the absolute tyranny of the captain, the tradition of beatings and torturelike punishments, as well as the separation of men from their families is the norm.
In this way, loopholes exist that allow for torturelike methods to be used.
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- more torturelike
- most torturelike
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Her Grace […] sent out after them 300 armed Men, with orders not to return without their Bodies, dead or alive; intending that if they should be brought to her in the latter condition to have them put to Death in some torturelike manner, after a few years Confinement.
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