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/pun"i shing/, adj.causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.[1425-75; late ME punyesand; see PUNISH, -ING2]
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punishing — index cruel, disciplinary (punitory), harsh, penal, punitive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
punishing — 1 adjective punishing schedule/workload/journey etc a schedule etc that is so long or difficult that it makes you tired and weak: a punishing regime of exercise and diet punishingly adverb 2 noun take a punishing informal to suffer rough or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
punishing — pun|ish|ing [ˈpʌnıʃıŋ] adj [usually before noun] difficult, tiring, or extreme ▪ He set himself a punishing schedule of conferences. ▪ a series of punishing defeats ▪ a punishing exercise regime … Dictionary of contemporary English
punishing — [[t]pʌ̱nɪʃɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A punishing schedule, activity, or experience requires a lot of physical effort and makes you very tired or weak. He claimed his punishing work schedule had made him resort to taking the drug... Besides… … English dictionary
punishing — /ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/ (say punishing) adjective severely taxing; extremely unpleasant: I found the long, hot trip to Yass very punishing. –punishingly, adverb …
punishing — adjective 1. resulting in punishment the king imposed a punishing tax • Participle of verb: ↑punish 2. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort worked their arduous way up the mining valley a grueling… … Useful english dictionary
Punishing — Punish Pun ish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Punishing}.] [OE. punischen, F. punir, from L. punire, punitum, akin to poena punishment, penalty. See {Pain}, and { ish}.] 1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
punishing — adj. Punishing is used with these nouns: ↑schedule … Collocations dictionary
punishing — pun|ish|ing [ pʌnıʃıŋ ] adjective extremely difficult, tiring, or damaging: a punishing exercise schedule ╾ pun|ish|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
punishing — adjective a punishing schedule Syn: arduous, demanding, taxing, onerous, burdensome, strenuous, rigorous, stressful, trying; hard, difficult, tough, exhausting, tiring, grueling, crippling, relentless; informal killing Ant … Thesaurus of popular words
