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unpunitive

unpunitive adjective: not punitive.

Adjective

unpunitive (comparative more unpunitive, superlative most unpunitive)

  1. Not punitive.

Forms of unpunitive

comparativemore unpunitive
superlativemost unpunitive

Origin of unpunitive

From un- + punitive.

Questions about unpunitive

What does unpunitive mean?
Unpunitive means not punitive.
What part of speech is unpunitive?
Unpunitive is an adjective.

Words near unpunitive in the dictionary

  1. unpunishedly
  2. unpunishing
  3. unpunishingly
  4. unpunishment
  5. unpunisht
  6. unpunitive
  7. unpunk
  8. unpupylated
  9. unpurchasability
  10. unpurchasable
  11. unpurchaseable

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