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Agonizingly

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ag·o·nize  (g-nz)
v. ag·o·nized, ag·o·niz·ing, ag·o·niz·es
v.intr.
1. To suffer extreme pain or great anguish.
2. To make a great effort; struggle.
v.tr.
To cause great pain or anguish to. See Synonyms at afflict.
[Medieval Latin agnizre, from Greek agnizesthai, to struggle, from agn, contest; see agony.]
ago·nizing·ly adv.
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Adv.1.Agonizinglyagonizingly - in a very painful manner; "the progress was agonizingly slow"
excruciatingly, torturously


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There only, in the carriage that had crossed over to the other side of the road, and was rapidly disappearing, there only could he find the solution of the riddle of his life, which had weighed so agonizingly upon him of late.
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That affair was the same thing as this soldier with the harsh voice, and it was that affair and this soldier that were so agonizingly, incessantly pulling and pressing his arm and always dragging it in one direction.
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