0 in a way that is intended as a punishment:
The original supplier could be punitively fined.
The study found that sexual misbehaviour by girls was seen as morally outrageous and therefore dealt with more punitively.
Import taxes are punitively high in many markets.
Banks raised charges punitively on short-term loans.
The parent avoids responding in anger or punitively.
Energy companies feel they are being punitively targeted.
The report advises the government to encourage environmentally cleaner cars rather than taxing cars more punitively to restrict their use.
Prescription drugs are punitively expensive for Americans.
NYA ORD
European
May 10, 2021
DAGENS ORD
Shimmer
punitively
