agonisingly
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agonize or agonise (ˈæɡəˌnaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to suffer or cause to suffer agony |
| 2. | (intr) to make a desperate effort; struggle; strive |
| [C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn | |
| agonise or agonise | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: via Medieval Latin from Greek agōnizesthai to contend for a prize, from agōn | |
| 'agonizingly or agonise | |
| —adv | |
| 'agonisingly or agonise | |
| —adv | |
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Agonisingly
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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