punishing
/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
noun
Example Sentences
- "Upon Amelia's return from the West Coast in October, George presented her with a punishing schedule of lectures and appointments to promote the new book and solidify her position as America's foremost woman aviator."
- "Regardless of the punishing heat and physicality, restaurant cooking is a calling many Chinese chefs cannot deny."
- "They took off at a punishing speed, making London in less than half a day."
- "1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictatorial regime."
- "Public debt of this magnitude can provoke punishing tax rates and crowd out private investment."
- "The apparent punishing effect of naloxone may be mediated through the withdrawal reaction that it produces[.]"