Atrocious
Atrocious adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Torturing and atrocious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torturing" instead an adjective "Atrocious".
Nearby Words: atrocity, atrociously
Both words in one sentence
- His routine consists of doing atrocious things such as stomping around in his Humongous Mecha, torturing people on Tuesdays and on Halloween bringing up trauma from Leon's past and convincing Brian that Leon will replace him with Mona, all with a smile on his face.
Source: The Sociopath - Outside of flashbacks, Elisabeth Gay's two appearances after "Atrocious Revenge" involve this, having her capture Diabolik with the purpose of torturing him to death or her husband trying to kill him.
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