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title: excruciatingly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «excruciatingly» in the school dictionary: Extremely painfully. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# excruciatingly

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**Who acts:** that, cut, queue, film, It, phone · **What happens:** be, bear, move, ring, go · **To what, where:** way, assembly

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«excruciatingly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [excruciatingly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/excruciatingly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Extremely painfully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:m1:1
# text = Extremely painfully.
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	painfully	painfully	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Extremely, in a way that is hard to bear, as in «excruciatingly slow» or «excruciatingly embarrassing».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:m2:1
# text = Extremely, in a way that is hard to bear, as in «excruciatingly slow» or «excruciatingly embarrassing».
1	Extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  | a way |  | extremely, hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | excruciatingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cut was excruciatingly painful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x1:1
# text = The cut was excruciatingly painful.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cut	cut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	painful	painful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cut |  |  |  |  | excruciatingly, painful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queue moved excruciatingly slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x2:1
# text = The queue moved excruciatingly slowly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queue	queue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | the queue |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film was excruciatingly boring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x3:1
# text = The film was excruciatingly boring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the film |  |  |  |  | boring, excruciatingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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It was excruciatingly embarrassing when my phone rang in assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x4:1
# text = It was excruciatingly embarrassing when my phone rang in assembly.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | embarrassing, excruciatingly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ring** | past | my phone |  |  | assembly |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in assembly=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The comedian was excruciatingly funny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x5:1
# text = The comedian was excruciatingly funny.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comedian	comedian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the comedian |  |  |  |  | excruciatingly, funny *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The last minutes before the bell went excruciatingly slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:excruciatingly:x6:1
# text = The last minutes before the bell went excruciatingly slowly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	excruciatingly	excruciatingly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the last minutes before the bell |  |  |  |  | excruciatingly, slowly *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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