punishing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
Meanings
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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.
2010, Kathleen C. Winters, Amelia Earhart: The Turbulent Life of an American Icon, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 90:They took off at a punishing speed, making London in less than half a day.
2016, Tamara Gill, Only an Earl Will Do, Entangled: Select HistoricalRegardless of the punishing heat and physicality, restaurant cooking is a calling many Chinese chefs cannot deny.
2013, Grace Young, Alan Richardson, The Breath of a Wok, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 100:
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(figuratively) Debilitating, harsh.
a punishing blow
Public debt of this magnitude can provoke punishing tax rates and crowd out private investment.
2010, Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Globalization at Risk, Yale University Press, →ISBN: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 dictatorial regime.
The apparent punishing effect of naloxone may be mediated through the withdrawal reaction that it produces[.]
2016, David J. Sanger, Derek E. Blackman, Aspects of Psychopharmacology, Routledge, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more punishing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most punishing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unpunishing · punishingly · nonpunishing · punishingness
Translations (1)
eo puna (that punishes)