punishing
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punishing
- /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
adjective more punishing · most punishing
- That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding. Upon Amelia's return from the West Coast in October, George presented her with a punishing schedule of lectures and appointments to promote the new book and solidify her position as America's foremost woman aviator.
- Debilitating, harsh. 1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictator
noun punishings
- Punishment. We may not be convinced that God is as involved in historical punishings as the prophet claims, and we may have a strong negative reaction to the claims made for how God acts[…]
verb
- present participle and gerund of punish
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Closest in meaning: gruelling, arduous, backbreaking, laborious, toilsome, labourious, effortful, hard, grueling, heavy, suppressing, suppression, repression, censuring, crackdown, punitive
Talk about this word "punishing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/punishing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. punishing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/punishing "punishing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/punishing.Cite this
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title = {punishing},
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