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punitively

adv. In a punitive manner.

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punitively

adv. in a punishing manner [syn: punitorily, penally]

Usage examples of "punitively".

French warships, planes, and artillery had punitively shelled and bombed civilian quarters of Haiphong, killing more than six thousand civilians, fighting had broken out in Hanoi.