Grating and Punitive

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Grating adjective - Disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense.

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Punitive and grating are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punitive" instead an adjective "Grating".

Nearby Words: grate, grated, gratingly, grater

Punitive adjective - Inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment.

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Grating and punitive are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grating" instead an adjective "Punitive".

Nearby Words: punish, punishment

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