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punity

punity noun: punishment, punitiveness.

Noun

punity (uncountable)

  1. Punishment, punitiveness.
    • And all were deterred from looking any farther into 'em, than what they were pleased to shew by Threats of Punity[.]1711, A full answer to the depositions; and to all other the pretences and Arguments whatsoever, Concerning te Birth of the Pretended Prince of Wales, page 3
    • [I]t is the very nature and essence of vice and criminal uneasy factionists to grow worse, while they are neglected with punity to go on in their crimes under cover there are many second causes these works of darkness will admit almost innurmerable shifts and changes.1817, A vindication of defence for agitation in eight years cruel contest by the volunteer for the good laws of his country, page 15

Antonyms of punity

Questions about punity

What does punity mean?
Punity means punishment, punitiveness.
What part of speech is punity?
Punity is a noun.

Words near punity in the dictionary

  1. punitiveness
  2. punitivism
  3. punitivity
  4. punitory
  5. Punitovci
  6. punity
  7. punja
  8. Punjab
  9. Punjabee
  10. Punjabees
  11. Punjabi

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