Horrible and Torturous

Horrible

Horrible adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

Torturous and horrible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torturous" instead an adjective "Horrible".

Nearby Words: horrid, horror, horrify, horribly

Torturous

Torturous adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: relatives had to make the torturous decision to disconnect the patient's life-support system

Horrible and torturous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Horrible" instead an adjective "Torturous".

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Sakura Gari Alpha Bitch - Kanako Kawamori And I Must Scream - Souma's childhood is... there's actually not a word to describe how horrible and torturous his childhood was.
  • Rape Is a Special Kind of Evil The Millennium Trilogy and its counterpart movies show very clearly that although killing hundreds of people in horrible and torturous ways is horrific, raping and violating them beforehand will cement the serial killer in monster territory like nothing else on the face of the earth.
  • Roleplay / MS Elegante Elegante is one of the most horrible, torturous game on LiveJournal, and we are perfectly content to be known as such.The captain is a great man.Tropes in this roleplay include: A Lighter Shade of Grey: Batou and Major Kusanagi.
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