a. [ad. L. excruciābilis, f. excruciāre: see EXCRUCIATE v. and -ABLE.] Capable of being tormented; liable, subject to, or deserving of torture.
17316. Bailey (folio), Excruciable, worthy to be tormented.
1831. Hogg, in Blackw. Mag., XXIX. 916.
| The greedy heart | |
| On which the gnawing worm of avarice | |
| Preyed without ceasing, straining every sense | |
| To that excruciable and yearning core. |