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单词 punishing
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punishingn.

Brit. /ˈpʌnᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpənᵻʃɪŋ/
Forms: see punish v. and -ing suffix1; also Middle English punyssheinge; Scottish pre-1700 punicheing, pre-1700 punischeing, pre-1700 punisheing.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punish v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < punish v. + -ing suffix1. Compare punishment n., punition n.
The action of punish v.; punishment; an instance of this.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [noun] > action of inflicting
punishingc1375
punition1405
executionc1430
justifying1487
inflictiona1535
animadversion1535
penalization1888
woodshedding1940
c1375 XI Pains of Hell 222 in Old Eng. Misc. 217 Þis schal be here ponyschyng.
a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) iii. 924 (MED) Ye Pryncis, makith an ordynaunce..Bi du punshyng fals moordre to restreyne.
c1480 (a1400) St. Clement 737 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 394 Fore-þi I thole þis punysing.
c1500 Melusine (1895) 2 The punysshinges of god ben as abysmes without bottom.
1630 Earl of Manchester in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 271 The punishing of rogues and idle persons.
1659 J. Milton Civil Power in Wks. (1851) V. 317 He himself uses it to thir punishing.
1723 A. Philips Humfrey i. viii. 13 The Punishing of Me is but a Snare For Gloucester's Life.
1783 T. Jones Probation Serm. 35 This Wonderful Dispensation displays God's Attributes in their most glorious Lustre; his Justice in punishing of Sin, his Goodness in Pardoning the Sinner.
1836 J. Baillie Witchcraft v. ii. 149 Well, well; I'll take the punishing of thee into my own hands, knave.
1906 Daily Chron. 13 Mar. 3/4 The punishing, in a tragic-humorous manner, of a rascally set of owners.
1993 Spy (N.Y.) Oct. 36/3 The punishing of sensitivity crimes has itself become a sensitive issue, particularly with people who've read the Constitution.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

punishingadj.

Brit. /ˈpʌnᵻʃɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpənᵻʃɪŋ/
Forms: see punish v. and -ing suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punish v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < punish v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier punishing n. and later punitive adj.
1. That punishes; chastising, punitive.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > punishment > [adjective]
punishinga1500
penitive1502
punitivea1513
penal1561
penous1627
penary1651
vindictive1656
chastising1691
punitory1710
punitional1824
a1500 (c1340) R. Rolle Psalter (Univ. Oxf. 64) (1884) xx. 8 Thi pouste punyesand be funden til all thi faas.
1589 J. Anger Her Protection for Women sig. Aiiv Will the Gods permit it, the Goddesses stay theyr punishing iudgments?
1625 T. Godwin Moses & Aaron iii. iv. 141 That the punishing Angell might passe over them.
1710 J. Strype Hist. E. Grindal i. vii. 70 These Unsuccesses were justly looked upon to proceed from the punishing Hand of Heaven.
1790 T. Bell tr. P. Allinga Satisfaction Christ against Socinians i. ii. 24 Now, to which of these belongs God's punishing will?
1852 J. D. Haas tr. F. Kohrausch Hist. Germany v. 102 There lay in the fire of his piercing eye so much power, that a punishing glance prostrated the object.
1895 E. L. Godkin Refl. & Comments 149 The wonderful results which are achieved in the army..are simply due to the steady application by day and by night of a punishing and rewarding authority.
1934 J. K. Folson Family v. ii. 513 A severe, punishing mother, rather than a mother who never scolds or nags.
2006 Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune (Nexis) 25 May Is God a punishing god or is he a loving god?
2. That inflicts damage.
a. Sport (originally Boxing). Hard-hitting; strong, forceful.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > impact > striking > striking with specific degree of force > [adjective] > striking hard or vigorously
knocking1598
hard-hitting1800
punishing1811
slogging1871
1811 Sporting Mag. 38 184/1 The punishing right hand of his adversary.
1846 W. Denison Cricket: Sketches of Players 15 As a batsman he has a good defence, and occasionally is found to be a punishing hitter.
1894 Daily News 24 May 5/4 An accomplished wicket-keeper..and a punishing batsman.
1923 Times 16 Apr. 6/6 Captain Jameson stumbled upon the value of the most punishing stroke known in the small Lord's [squash] court.
1989 Newsday (N.Y.) (Nexis) 12 June (Sports section) 12 There also were some punishing punches and a marvelous display of courage and heart by both boxers.
2006 Inside Bay Area (Nexis) 30 Apr. He is a punishing hitter and sure tackler. He can match up man-to-man on a receiver or a tight end.
b. (Of a task or activity) testing, demanding, exhausting; (of climate or conditions) harsh, injurious, oppressive.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adjective]
heavyc825
grimc900
strongeOE
hardeOE
drearyOE
eileOE
sweerOE
deara1000
bitterOE
tartc1000
smartOE
unridec1175
sharp?c1225
straitc1275
grievousc1290
fellc1330
shrewda1387
snella1400
unsterna1400
vilea1400
importunea1425
ungainc1425
thrallc1430
peisant1483
sore?a1513
weighty1540
heinous?1541
urgent?1542
asperous?1567
dure1567
spiny1586
searching1590
hoara1600
vengible1601
flinty1613
tugging1642
atrocious1733
uncannya1774
severe1774
stern1830
punishing1833
hefty1867
solid1916
the mind > emotion > suffering > cause of mental pain or suffering > quality of being unendurable or intolerable > [adjective]
untholelyc1225
untholinga1300
unsufferablea1325
untolerablea1382
importable1402
untholefula1425
unbearablec1449
unportablea1500
impassible1508
intolerablea1513
insupportable1530
insufferable1533
incomportable1574
impatient1590
intollerous1594
unsuffered1598
supportless1602
unsupportable1602
indurable1607
impatible1623
unbrookable1633
unsustainable1662
unendurable1801
impassive1828
punishing1833
thick1884
the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > causing weariness or exhaustion > other spec.
crushing1577
breathing1684
punishing1833
winding1842
gruelling1852
costing1900
1833 Times 6 June 3/1 The race then became severe, and the hindmost horses closed upon Sir Robert: a punishing race ensued between the four.
1857 T. Hughes Tom Brown's School Days i. ii. 38 It is by no means a punishing pastime, if the men don't play on purpose, and savagely, at the body and arms of their adversaries.
1958 F. Hardy Four-Legged Lottery 176 Snozzle Purtell timing his run, getting up in a punishing photo finish.
1969 Athens (Ohio) Sunday Messenger 19 Jan. The best hope that the current inflation can be curbed without a punishing recession.
1971 N. Stacey Who Cares? xiii. 216 I was still involved in a punishing fourteen-hours-a-day programme at Woolwich.
1996 Independent 21 Oct. i. 16/2 Committing himself during those years to a punishing schedule.
2005 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) Dec. 246/1 The Hellraisers' shelter from the punishing heat and dust consists of three long, drab barracks.

Derivatives

ˈpunishingly adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > severity > [adverb]
heavilyc897
sharplyc900
hardeOE
sharpc1000
sorec1000
hardlyOE
etelichec1175
sorelyc1275
straita1300
sourc1300
grievously1303
drearilya1400
foullya1400
felly?c1400
snapelyc1420
durely1477
penallya1500
shrewlya1529
shrewdlyc1533
asperously1547
heinouslya1555
sensibly1613
instantly1638
shrowardly1664
severelya1682
atrociously1765
punishingly1839
1839 Odd Fellow 26 Oct. 171/2 The bubble bursts—and things painfully and punishingly retrace their steps through scenes of ruin and desolation.
1864 H. E. P. Spofford Azarian iii. 142 To prevent any such second interference, Azarian punishingly declined to enter, and left her at the door.
1937 Times 3 July 16/1 Producing beef for export (inevitably under punishingly heavy cost conditions).
1984 A. Brookner Hotel du Lac iii. 37 His hair was punishingly short.
2004 Independent 22 Mar. i. 3/1 The wallet-bashing, punishingly chic diet that claims to be the true heir to the..low-carb empire built by Dr Robert Atkins.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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