Word: punishingly
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: pu
ni
shing
ly
Definition: So as to punish.
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.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.