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   punitive

   /ˈpjuːnɪtɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. inflicting or intended as punishment: "he called for punitive measures against the Eastern bloc" Similar penaldisciplinarycorrectivecorrectionalretributivein retaliationin reprisalrare:penitentiarypunitorycastigatory
   • ▪ (of a tax or other charge) extremely high: "a current punitive interest rate of 31.3 per cent" Similar harshseverestiffausterecruelsavagestringentburdensomedemandingdraconiandrasticswingeingcrushingcripplinghighsky-highinflatedexorbitantextortionateexcessiveoutrageousinordinateiniquitousimmoderateunreasonable

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French punitif, -ive or medieval Latin punitivus, from Latin punit- ‘punished’, from the verb punire (see punish).

   Derivatives

   • 1. punitively adverb
   • 2. punitiveness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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