punishing

/pˈʌnɪʃɪŋ/

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Adjective
resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"
Adjective Satellite
characterized by 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"
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