excruciatingly
/ˌekˈskɹuːsiˌeɪtɪŋli/ek-SKROO-see-ay-ting-lee
/ˌɛkˈskɹusiˌeɪtɪŋli/ek-SKROO-see-ay-ting-lee
Meaningin an excruciating way
Common meaning: in an excruciating way (inferred)
- exout
- cruca cross, gallowsLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 485 · scan
- atLatin ending: it (dwells)
- ingnoun ending: activity or material
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘out’ + ‘a cross, gallows’ → excruciatingly
Journey through time
- Latincrux, crucis‘a cross, gallows’
- Englishexcruciating‘intensely painful’
- Englishformed in English from excruciatingexcruciatingly‘in an excruciating way (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in an excruciating way. It can be inferred from any of: excruciating.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from excruciating + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- crux, crucis Latin “a cross, gallows”
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