"punishingly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more punishingly [comparative], most punishingly [superlative]
Etymology: punishing + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punishing|ly}} punishing + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} punishingly (comparative more punishingly, superlative most punishingly)
  1. So as to punish.
    Sense id: en-punishingly-en-adv-b1lDQUhq
  2. In a way that is tiring or exhausting.
    Sense id: en-punishingly-en-adv-8~9rp0RO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly: 13 87

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