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punishing
[ puhn-i-shing ]
adjective
- causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal:
The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
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Other Words From
- non·punish·ing adjective
- self-punish·ing adjective
- un·punish·ing adjective
- un·punish·ing·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of punishing1
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Example Sentences
The Feds are more interesting in finding out who is doing the recruiting rather than punishing those being recruited.
The report said the CIA expressed regret for not ultimately punishing him.
The king set about punishing Marshal, opposing his attempts to establish his family in their lands in Ireland and Wales.
It seems the universe is punishing, violent, random, chaos, and so of course you become controlling.
First, doubly punishing the aforementioned players would definitely raise howls from their union, the NFL Players Association.
Just suppose you were to try for once, really punishing them when they won't obey you, perhaps they would do it next time.
Or else, rendering the pride of Jacob means rewarding, that is, punishing Ninive for the pride they exercised against Jacob.
But Judas pursued them close, punishing the profane, of whom he slew thirty thousand men.
A God of foresight would prevent evil, and in this way would be saved the trouble of punishing it.
To punish a man for his erroneous opinions, is it not punishing him for having been educated differently from yourself?
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