Pronunciations
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/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ.li/
Adverb
In an agonizing manner; in a way that causes agony.
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The hour I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonizingly.
Friday afternoons always seem to be agonizingly prolonged.
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Leisurely the long hours ticked into nothingness, yet there was no sound from him. Would he go in the night, as he did before from Stein's, without a word? Ursula's heart quickened agonizingly, though she lay still, tingling with the thought.
Adverb
in a very painful manner
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the progress was agonizingly slow