Adverb
in a punishing manner
Source: WordNetIt’s an almost punishingly chaotic film, though each line of overlapping dialogue and jittery camera move is carefully orchestrated. Source: Internet
London theatre, the flagship of the UK’s £10.8bn arts sector, was hit punishingly hard by Lockdown 1; its revenue streams and its raison d’être — liveness — cut off, its infrastructure financially draining, its mostly freelance workforce hung out to dry. Source: Internet