agonizingly

/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.05 in modern English

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"The hour I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonizingly."
"Friday afternoons always seem to be agonizingly prolonged."
"Leisurely the long hours ticked into nothingness, yet there was no sound from him. Would he go in the night, as he did before from Stein's, without a word? Ursula's heart quickened agonizingly, though she lay still, tingling with the thought."

Etymology tree English agonizing Middle English -ly English -ly English agonizingly From agonizing + -ly.

more agonizingly (comparative) most agonizingly (superlative) agonisingly (alternative)

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How do you pronounce agonizingly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/.

What does agonizingly mean?

In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.

Where does agonizingly come from?

Etymology tree English agonizing Middle English -ly English -ly English agonizingly From agonizing + -ly.

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