Sekirov Dictionary

punishing

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

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That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
- Regardless of the punishing heat and physicality, restaurant cooking is a calling many Chinese chefs cannot deny. — 2013
•
(figurative) Debilitating, harsh.
- 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 dictatorial regime. — 1999

noun1

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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[…] — 2011

forms

punishings · more punishing · most punishing

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