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单词 punitiveness
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pu•ni•tive /ˈpyunɪtɪv/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. serving as, concerned with, or giving punishment.
  2. harsh and severe:a punitive tax.
pu•ni•tive•ly, adv. See -pen-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pu•ni•tive  (pyo̅o̅ni tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment:punitive laws; punitive action.
Also, pu•ni•to•ry (pyo̅o̅ni tôr′ē, -tōr′ē).USA pronunciation 
  • Medieval Latin pūnītīvus of punishment, equivalent. to Latin pūnīt(us) (past participle of pūnīre to punish) + -īvus -ive
  • 1615–25
puni•tive•ly, adv. 
puni•tive•ness, n. 

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