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punishing
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
punishing
(adjective)
punish
(verb)
punishing
/
ˈ
pʌnɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
punishing
/
ˈ
pʌnɪʃɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of PUNISHING
[
more punishing; most punishing
]
:
very harsh, difficult, or extreme
Few people can handle Antarctica's
punishing
cold.
She had a
punishing
schedule of six classes last semester.
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