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punitiveness

punitiveness noun: the state or condition of being punitive.

Noun

punitiveness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being punitive.

Origin of punitiveness

From punitive + -ness.

Questions about punitiveness

What does punitiveness mean?
Punitiveness means the state or condition of being punitive.
What part of speech is punitiveness?
Punitiveness is a noun.

Words near punitiveness in the dictionary

  1. punitions
  2. punitive
  3. punitive populism
  4. punitive tariff
  5. punitively
  6. punitiveness
  7. punitivism
  8. punitivity
  9. punitory
  10. Punitovci
  11. punity

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