punishing

Plural: punishings

Verb

• impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
• present participle and gerund of punish

Adjective

• resulting in punishment
  • "the king imposed a punishing tax"

Adjective Satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  • "set a punishing pace"

Adj

• That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
• Debilitating, harsh.

Noun

• Punishment.

Examples

• a punishing blow

Synonyms

arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, penalise, penalize, punish, toilsome

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