afflictive
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The standard minimum rules for the treatment of prisoners state: "Prison labour must not be of an afflictive nature."
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2019
L’Heureux’s own expertise is in our sites of afflictive potential.
From New York Times ● Dec. 19, 2019
This of course was in direct violation of the General’s orders, but was no less afflictive to the poor sufferers on this account.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2019
Thou didst write of afflictive tests that have assailed thee.
From Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Under the most trying circumstances and afflictive dispensations a calm holy resignation to the will of God added a brighter lustre to his exalted qualities.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by L. Carroll Judson
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