punitive

punitive is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 17 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.
2. adjective. inflicting punishment

   "punitive justice"

   "punitive damages"

   Synonyms: punitory

Synonyms

punitory

Common word forms

punitively, punitiveness

Words from these letters

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