| ADJECTIVE | all | punitive, punitory | inflicting punishment |
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| Sounds | pyuw'nahtihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | inflicting punishment. | |
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| Synonym | punitory | |
| Narrower | correctional | concerned with or providing correction |
| penal | Serving as or designed to impose punishment | |
| penitentiary | Used for punishment or reform of criminals or wrongdoers | |
| retaliatory, retaliative, retributive, retributory, vindicatory | Of or relating to or having the nature of retribution / retribution | |
| Opposite | rehabilitative | designed to accomplish rehabilitation / rehabilitation |
| Spanish | punitivo | |
| Catalan | punitiu | |
| Adverbs | punitively | in a punishing manner |
| Verbs | punish | impose a penalty on |
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