agonisingly

English

Etymology

From agonising +‎ -ly.

Adverb

agonisingly (comparative more agonisingly, superlative most agonisingly)

  1. Alternative spelling of agonizingly.
    The hour while I waited for the pain medication to take effect dragged on agonisingly.
    • 2011 October 1, Alistair Magowan, “Man Utd 2 - 0 Norwich”, in BBC Sport‎[1]:
      Bradley Johnson could not find his team-mate with a through ball but Antonio Valencia slipped, putting Pilkington clean through, only for the former Huddersfield man to shoot agonisingly wide.
    • 2014 March 6, Stuart Heritage, “Man v Food's Adam Richman – now causing Fandemonium”, in The Guardian‎[2]:
      We were shooting in Pittsburgh, and there were some rudeboys looking at us, like [agonisingly broad Jamaican accent]: “Ya shoodent be shoe-ting ere.” So we’re driving around in this grim area of Pittsburgh and I start talking in this over-the-top Jamaican accent.
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