Speakur

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torturous

/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
tor-tur-ous
IPA
/ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to torture.

adj

Painful, excruciating, torturing.

Etymology

From Middle English torterous, from Anglo-Norman torturous, from Old French tortureus, from Latin tortūra. By surface analysis, torture + -ous.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: torterous, torturous, tortureus, tortūra

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/
  • British English: /ˈtɔːt͡ʃəɹəs/

Inflected Forms

more torturous (comparative) most torturous (superlative)

Derived Forms

torturously

Synonyms

tormentous agonizing agonising excruciating harrowing torturing torturesome

Questions

How do you pronounce torturous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs/.
What does torturous mean?
Of or pertaining to torture.
Where does torturous come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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