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unpunishing

unpunishing adjective: not punishing.

Adjective

unpunishing (comparative more unpunishing, superlative most unpunishing)

  1. Not punishing.

Forms of unpunishing

comparativemore unpunishing
superlativemost unpunishing

Origin of unpunishing

From un- + punishing.

Words formed from unpunishing

Questions about unpunishing

What does unpunishing mean?
Unpunishing means not punishing.
What part of speech is unpunishing?
Unpunishing is an adjective.

Words near unpunishing in the dictionary

  1. unpunishable
  2. unpunishableness
  3. unpunishably
  4. unpunished
  5. unpunishedly
  6. unpunishing
  7. unpunishingly
  8. unpunishment
  9. unpunisht
  10. unpunitive
  11. unpunk

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