poen-, peno-, poino-, poin-, puni-, pain-, penal-, pent-

(Greek > Latin: pain, punishment, penalty)

punitive (adjective), more punitive, most punitive
1. A reference to the infliction of punishment on someone: The manager of the store was taking punitive action against a salesman for overcharging a customer for an item she had just purchased.
2. Etymology: from Latin punire, "to punish."
A punitive action for disobedience.
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punitively
punitory
repent
repentance
repentant
repentantly
repentingly
repine
repiner
repiningly

Cross references related to "pain, hurt; suffering, injury" word families: -agra; algesi-; algo-; angina-; dolor-; Masochism; noci-; odyno-; pono- (toil, work; pain); Sadism.