punishing

Adjective

 * 1) That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
 * 2) * 2016, Tamara Gill, Only an Earl Will Do, Entangled: Select Historical (ISBN 9781633757301)
 * They took off at a punishing speed, making London in less than half a day.
 * 1)  Debilitating, harsh.
 * 2) * 1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp
 * Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictatorial regime.
 * 1) * 1999, Edward Gonzalez, Richard Nuccio, Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division, The Rand Forum on Cuba, Rand Corp
 * Others argued that the worst of all outcomes after 40 years of a punishing embargo would be for the United States to adopt policies that might extend the life of a dictatorial regime.

Translations

 * Esperanto: puna


 * Swedish:

Noun

 * 1) Punishment.