torturously (adverb)

1. The victims of the serial killer were tortured torturously before their deaths.

2. Prometheus was punished by having his liver pecked out by an eagle torturously every day.

3. During the Spanish Inquisition, those accused of heresy were tortured torturously to extract confessions.

4. In some religious rituals, individuals may choose to self-flagellate torturously as an act of penance.