| 单词 | punitiveness |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈpunitiveness ˈpunitiveness n. punitive quality; tendency or desire to punish. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > [noun] > quality of being punishable obnoxiousness1610 punishableness1647 penalness1727 punitiveness1727 punishability1855 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Punitiveness, punishing Nature or Quality. 1908 H. R. Mackintosh in Hibbert Jrnl. July 920 A similar inference as to the punitiveness of God. 1994 Harper's Mag. Dec. 76/3 Everywhere rampant punitiveness kept escalating—cop sweeps in housing projects..kill the deadbeat dads, hang smokers..lockboxes on TV sets, jail cells for rappers. < as lemmas |
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