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disciplinary(punishing, penal, vengeful, punitive)
2
justificatory
2
unforgiving(mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
1
antagonistic(reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving)
1
castigating(abusive, punishing, vituperative, disciplinary)
1
castigatory
1
excusatory
1
hateful(mean, malicious, spiteful, reactive)
1
hostile(reactive, reciprocal, vindictive, unforgiving)
1
in reprisal(expression, idiom, abusive, punishing)
1
in retaliation(expression, abusive, punishing, vituperative)
1
malevolent(mean, malicious, spiteful)
1
malicious(mean, hateful, spiteful, reactive)
1
repressive
1
resentful(mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
1
tit-for-tat(reactive, reciprocal, vindictive)
1
venomous(mean, hateful, malicious, spiteful)
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acrimonious
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bitter
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chastening
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