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punitivity

punitivity noun: the quality of being punitive.

Noun

punitivity (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being punitive.

Questions about punitivity

What does punitivity mean?
Punitivity means the quality of being punitive.
What part of speech is punitivity?
Punitivity is a noun.

Words near punitivity in the dictionary

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

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