Penalizing and Retaliative

Penalizing

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

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

Retaliative

Definitions of Penalizing not found.

Penalizing and retaliative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Penalizing" instead an adjective "Retaliative".
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