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punitive

adjective

/ˈpjuː.nɪ.tɪv/

Meaning

Inflicting or intended as punishment.

The company faced punitive measures for violating the law.

punitive damages

disciplinary, corrective, retributive, penal, chastening

rewarding, beneficial, lenient

punitive action, punitive damages, punitive laws, punitive measures

Mutually opposed or inconsistent; containing elements that oppose each other.

spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant

Capable of being melted or fused.

sweet and soothing (often used ironically)

having the potential to cause cancer

difficult to read or understand; ill-tempered