punishing
adjective/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- long and difficult and making you work hard so you become very tired
- The President has a punishing schedule for the next six months.
- a punishing exercise regime
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPunishing is used with these nouns:- schedule
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