Punishing and Stern

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Punishing adjective - Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.

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Stern and punishing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stern" instead an adjective "Punishing".

Nearby Words: punish, punishment, punished, punishable

Stern adjective - Given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint.

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Punishing and stern are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Punishing" instead an adjective "Stern".

Nearby Words: sternness, sternly, sterne

May also be a Sadist Teacher who takes pleasure in the hunt and punishing his absconding students, although he's also likely to be just a Stern Teacher.

Source: Non-Giving-Up School Guy

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