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163 entries under adjective topic. ×
| harsh(severe, nasty, cruel, bleak) | |
| penal(helpful, punishment, remedial, curative) | |
| disciplinary(reward, punishment, corrective) | |
| corrective(healing, helpful, remedial, disciplinary) | |
| punitory(reward, punishment) | |
| punishing(reward, punishment, disciplinary, penal) | |
| correctional | |
| retaliatory(punishment, reactive, reciprocal, abusive) | |
| severe(hard, sharp, nasty, harsh) | |
| vindictive(severe, harsh, cruel, punishment) | |
| retributive | |
| retributory(disciplinary, penal) | |
| vindicatory | |
| castigating | |
| castigatory | |
| retaliative | |
| revengeful(punishment, reactive, reciprocal, vindictive) | |
| vengeful(severe, harsh, cruel, reactive) | |
| austere(hard, severe, sharp, nasty) | |
| chastening |
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