Punitively (Adverb)
Meaning
In a punishing manner.
Examples
- The judge sentenced the defendant punitively to serve a lifetime in prison for their heinous crime.
- The harsh penalties for tax evasion are designed to deter others punitively from attempting the same.
- The company laid off thousands of employees punitively in response to their decision to unionize.
- The government imposed punitively high tariffs on the imported goods to severely impact the economy of the opposing nation.
- The mother took away her child's phone punitively after catching them texting during class for the fifth time.