punishing

Words with a similar base: punishing

'punishing'

[punish.v.01] as in: impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on

Examples:
The students were penalized for showing up late for class
we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again

'punishing'

[punishing.a.01] as in: resulting in punishment

Examples:
the king imposed a punishing tax

'punishing'

[arduous.s.01] as in: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

Examples:
worked their arduous way up the mining valley
a grueling campaign
hard labor
heavy work
heavy going
spent many laborious hours on the project
set a punishing pace

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