† Cruciable. World English Historical Dictionary

† Cruciable. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1893, rev. 2025. † Cruciable

a. Obs. rare. [ad. L. cruciābil-is tormenting, racking, f. cruciāre to torture, rack: see CRUCIATE.] Excruciating, racking.

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1578.  Banister, Hist. Man, I. 7. His continuall cruciable payne, and capitall dolour. Ibid., 14. Such cruciable tormentes of Rheumaticke incursions.

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