Underpunished

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Insufficiently punished

    "The NRL should be far more concerned about vicious swinging arms and dangerous tackles that go unchecked or underpunished as they have in recent weeks when Leeson Ah Mau and Blake Austin remarkably escaped suspension for two very dubious incidents."

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"The NRL should be far more concerned about vicious swinging arms and dangerous tackles that go unchecked or underpunished as they have in recent weeks when Leeson Ah Mau and Blake Austin remarkably escaped suspension for two very dubious incidents."

Etymology

From under- + punished.

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