agonous
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.
Synonyms
[edit]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), volume I (A–B), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 188, column 1: “[f. med. L. agōn death struggle (a. Gr. ἀγών contest) + -ous.]”