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Punishing

Punishing Meaning & Definition
Punishing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Punishing?

[adj] characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "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"
[adj] resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Punishing: arduous | backbreaking | effortful | grueling | gruelling | hard | heavy | laborious | labourious | toilsome

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