adjective
1. : torturing, racking , agonizing
2. : so intense as to cause great pain or anguish
the excruciating spasms of angina
an excruciating fear
often : very intense : extreme
excruciating pain
the characters are paired off with an excruciating regard for balance — Douglas Watt
excruciating delight
• ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly adverb