punishing

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This proposal is mean-spirited, punishing, and counterproductive.

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  1. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  2. resulting in punishment

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  • Getting others out of trouble and punishing those who need punishing is his life's work. —  007 - The Lost Oasis
  • But it's not painful, not physically punishing--it's shake, rattle, and roll. —  Omni: August 1994
  • Getting up that early is punishing, not "me" time, in my book. —  BlogHer
  • The Huskers managed just 138 rushing yards against Western Michigan, never establishing the kind of punishing ground attack that Pelini wanted. —  Omaha World-Herald > Frontpage
  • That is, overtly Madoff obviously hated the very idea of punishing juveniles for anything, even terrible, violent crimes. —  Latest Articles
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punishing:   punish ·  punished ·  punishes
Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary. Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
 

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