Meaning of PUNISHING

Pronunciation:			p'unishing
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[adj]  characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace" [adj]  resulting in punishment; "the king imposed a punishing tax"
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	Synonyms:		arduous, backbreaking, effortful, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious, toilsome