Definition of "punitively" []

• In a punitive manner. (adverb)

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• "Access to Information requests at the provincial level have also become punitively expensive."
• "Meanwhile, the state's burden on individuals and businesses remains punitively high, both in terms of Paris's tax take and its regulatory demands, and spending reductions have been incremental at best."
• "The ECB pays a 0.5% interest on overnight deposits and charges a punitively high 2% on overnight borrowing versus its main refinancing rate of 1.25%."