/pun"i shing/ , adj.
causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
[ 1425-75; late ME punyesand; see PUNISH, -ING 2 ]
/pun"i shing/ , adj.
causing or characterized by harsh or injurious treatment; severe; brutal: The storm was accompanied by punishing winds.
[ 1425-75; late ME punyesand; see PUNISH, -ING 2 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012