— excruciatingly , adv.
/ik skrooh"shee ay'ting/ , adj.
1. extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: an excruciating noise; excruciating pain.
2. exceedingly elaborate or intense; extreme: done with excruciating care.
[ 1655-65; EXCRUCIATE + -ING 2 ]
Syn. 1. unbearable, insufferable, unendurable, agonizing, racking.