adverb
- in a way that causes extreme physical or mental pain
- in a way that is extremely slow or difficult to endure
Examples
- The injured athlete moved agonizingly slowly across the field.
- She waited agonizingly for the test results to arrive.
- The final minutes of the game passed agonizingly slowly.
- He was agonizingly close to winning the championship.
- The decision was agonizingly difficult to make.
- The movie was agonizingly boring and seemed to last forever.