adj

punishing

PUH-nih-shihng

adj

Extremely harsh, demanding, or exhausting.

"They kept up a punishing training schedule before the Olympics."

How to Use Punishing

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishVery demanding or gruelling.

Common pairings

punishing schedule punishing pace punishing workout

more punishing comparative, punishings plural, most punishing superlative

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They kept up a _____ training schedule before the Olympics.

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