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punitively

adv

Etymology

From punitive + -ly.

  1. derived from pūnitīvus
  2. borrowed from punitif
  3. suffixed as punitively — “punitive + ly”

Definitions

  1. In a punitive manner.

    • Hospital staff or caretaking relatives may find sexual concerns humorous, disgusting, embarrassing; they are bound to react punitively to any signs of homosexuality or affectational same-sex relationship.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA