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Definition of Punishing
1. Adjective. Resulting in punishment. "The king imposed a punishing tax"
Participles: Punish
2. Adjective. Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort. "Set a punishing pace"
Exact synonyms: Arduous, Backbreaking, Grueling, Gruelling, Hard, Heavy, Laborious, Operose, Toilsome
Similar to: Effortful
Derivative terms: Arduousness, Hardness, Heaviness, Labor, Laboriousness, Operoseness, Toilsomeness
Similar to: Effortful
Derivative terms: Arduousness, Hardness, Heaviness, Labor, Laboriousness, Operoseness, Toilsomeness
Definition of Punishing
1. Verb. (present participle of ''punish'') ¹
2. Adjective. That inflicts punishment ¹
3. Adjective. arduous, gruelling ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punishing
1. punish [v] - See also: punish
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