Agonizing and Nasty

Agonizing

Agonizing adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: agonizing cries rose up from the dungeon

Nasty and agonizing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Nasty" instead an adjective "Agonizing".

Nearby Words: agonize, agonise, agony, agonized, agonising

Nasty

Nasty adjective - Causing or feeling bodily pain.
Usage example: a nasty cut on my lip

Agonizing and nasty are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonizing" instead an adjective "Nasty".

Nearby Word: nastily

Both words in one sentence

  • In Season 4 when Brienne battles Sandor Clegane, both Combat Pragmatists use this technique in short order: she punches him in the balls, he retaliates seconds later with a nasty kick, with Brienne's injury shown to be just as agonizing as Sandor's.
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