agonous
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Medieval Latin agōn + -ous.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
agonous (comparative more agonous, superlative most agonous)
- (rare) Possessing or filled with agony.
- His agonous torture, at the hands of his captors, seemed to last for ages.
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References[edit]
- ^ James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “† A·gonous, a.”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 188, column 1: “[f. med. L. agōn death struggle (a. Gr. ἀγών contest) + -ous.]”