Correcting and Penalizing

Correcting

Correcting adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: questions the value of such correcting measures as prison sentences for drug addicts

Penalizing and correcting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Penalizing" instead an adjective "Correcting".

Penalizing

Penalizing adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.
Usage example: forced to listen to a penalizing lecture on the consequences of lying

Correcting and penalizing are semantically related. You can use "Correcting" instead an adjective "Penalizing".

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