Word: punishing
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pu
ni
shing
Definition: That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
Morphemes:
Affix: punish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To treat harshly and unfairly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: puniō
Language: la
Decoded: punio
Meaning: to inflict punishment upon
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.