/?p?n.?.???.li/in a way that is verydifficultto do orcopewith, or makes youfeelverytired:a punishinglyheavyworkloadInstead ofgainingmomentum, thesagaturnspunishinglydull.SeepunishingMore examples
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesComplicated and difficult to do
advanced
ambitious
ambitiously
another
arduous
fierce
formidable
formidably
get blood out of/from a stoneidiom
grail
obstinately
onerous
overdemanding
painstaking
picnic
tuff
ultra-sensitive
unresolved
unsolved
unwieldy
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