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English to English adjective
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resulting in punishment |  | Example: the king imposed a punishing tax
source: wordnet30 adjective satellite
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characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort | | Example: worked their arduous way up the mining valley
a grueling campaign
hard labor
heavy work
heavy going
spent many laborious hours on the project
set a punishing pace
source: wordnet30
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