Punishingly
Punishingly adverb - In a punishing manner.
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Synonyms for Punishingly
Painfully and punishingly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Painfully" instead an adverb "Punishingly".
Painfully
Painfully adverb - With feelings of bitterness or grief.
Punishingly and painfully are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Punishingly" with "Painfully", this adverbs are similar.
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