punitive

English

Etymology

From Middle French punitif, from Medieval Latin pūnitīvus, from pūniō (“I punish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpju.nɪ.tɪv/

• Audio (US):

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Adjective

punitive (comparative more punitive, superlative most punitive)

1. (law, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.

   Synonym: (archaic) punitory

   Beijing imposed punitive sanctions on Canada.

   The jury awarded $10,000 in punitive damages.

Derived terms

• punitive damages
• punitively
• punitive populism

Related terms

• punishment

Translations

punishing

Bulgarian: наказателен (bg) (nakazatelen) Catalan: punitiu Czech: trestný (cs) Dutch: straf- (prefix in compound words) Esperanto: puna French: punitif (fr) German: strafend (de), Straf- Greek: ποινικός (el) (poinikós) Polish: karny (pl) Portuguese: punitivo (pt) Romanian: punitiv (ro) m Russian: кара́тельный (ru) (karátelʹnyj) Spanish: punitivo (es) Swedish: straff- Ukrainian: кара́льний (karálʹnyj)

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /py.ni.tiv/
• Homophone: punitives

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine singular of punitif

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

punitive

1. inflection of punitiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pu.niˈti.ve/
• Rhymes: -ive
• Hyphenation: pu‧ni‧tì‧ve

Adjective

punitive

1. feminine plural of punitivo

Anagrams

• punitevi