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| Main Entry: |
punitory
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | punishing |
| Synonyms: | castigating, correctional, disciplinary, in reprisal, in retaliation, penal, retaliative, retaliatory, revengeful, vindictive |
| Main Entry: | punitive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concerning punishment |
| Synonyms: | castigating, correctional, disciplinary, in reprisal, in retaliation, penal, punishing, punitory, retaliative, retaliatory, revengeful, vindictive |
| Notes: | penal means 'relating to punishment' while punitive means 'serving to punish' |
| Antonyms: | beneficial, rewarding |
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