adverb
- in a way that causes severe physical or mental pain; extremely painfully or distressingly
Usage: British spelling; American equivalent is 'agonizingly'; often used to describe prolonged or intense suffering
Examples
- The wait for the test results was agonisingly long.
- She watched agonisingly as her team lost in the final seconds.
- The injury healed agonisingly slowly over several months.
- He agonisingly recalled every mistake he had made.
- The silence was agonisingly awkward between them.
- Time passed agonisingly during the difficult conversation.