Punitory

//ˈpju.nɪ.tɔɹ.i// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    punitive; serving to punish archaic

    "God […] may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory."

Adjective
  1. 1
    inflicting punishment wordnet

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correctivedisciplinarygruelingimplacableirreconcilablepunishing

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"God […] may make moral evil, as well as natural, at the same time both prudential and punitory."

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