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Punitively

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Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a way intended to punish wordnet

Etymology

From punitive + -ly.

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