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punishing adj noun

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punitive
adj 0.836
punished
adj 0.826
punishable
adj 0.815
penal
adj 0.719
penalised
adj 0.698
unpunished
adj 0.657
retributive
adj 0.648
painful
adj 0.638
sentencing
adj 0.632
harsh
adj 0.630
damning
adj 0.630
taxing
adj 0.628
rewarding
adj 0.628
cruel
adj 0.625
tormenting
adj 0.625
unforgiving
adj 0.622
spanking
adj 0.617
penitentiary
adj 0.605
vengeful
adj 0.604
sanctionable
adj 0.602
brutalizing
adj 0.602
disciplinarian
adj 0.602
offending
adj 0.597
torturous
adj 0.597
condemnatory
adj 0.597
retributivist
adj 0.593
abusive
adj 0.589
penitential
adj 0.589
provoking
adj 0.588
punning
adj 0.588
killing
adj 0.587
aversive
adj 0.586
suffering
adj 0.585
forbidding
adj 0.580
sadistic
adj 0.580
reproving
adj 0.579
threatening
adj 0.579
hurtful
adj 0.578
retaliatory
adj 0.576
damnable
adj 0.575
depressing
adj 0.575
restricting
adj 0.575
brutal
adj 0.575
draconian
adj 0.574
coercive
adj 0.572
damaging
adj 0.569
pounding
adj 0.568
reprehensible
adj 0.567
accusing
adj 0.567
revengeful
adj 0.566
penial
adj 0.565
penological
adj 0.565
reproachful
adj 0.563
repressive
adj 0.562
disciplinary
adj 0.562
stringent
adj 0.561
tortured
adj 0.561
forcing
adj 0.560
demanding
adj 0.560
humiliating
adj 0.560
vicious
adj 0.558
sinful
adj 0.557
crushing
adj 0.557
unmerciful
adj 0.557
pained
adj 0.557
prohibitory
adj 0.557
wrath
adj 0.556
unpitying
adj 0.556
challenging
adj 0.556
vindictive
adj 0.556
discouraging
adj 0.556
injurious
adj 0.555
censorious
adj 0.555
censurable
adj 0.554
rigorous
adj 0.554
discriminatory
adj 0.553
attacking
adj 0.553
upbraiding
adj 0.552
distressing
adj 0.552
strict
adj 0.551
deterrent
adj 0.551
infernal
adj 0.550
admonitory
adj 0.549
recompensing
adj 0.549
merciless
adj 0.548
scathing
adj 0.546
criminal
adj 0.546
punny
adj 0.544
severe
adj 0.544
condemned
adj 0.544
stinging
adj 0.543
pushing
adj 0.543
unjust
adj 0.543
pressing
adj 0.541
incriminating
adj 0.541
discriminative
adj 0.541
gruelling
adj 0.541
exacting
adj 0.540
damned
adj 0.540
prejudicial
adj 0.539