punishingly
adverb uk/ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ.li/ us/ˈpʌn.ɪ.ʃɪŋ.li/
繁重费力的，艰难的
in a way that is very difficult to do or cope with, or makes you feel very tired
a punishingly heavy workload 繁重的工作量
Instead of gaining momentum, the saga turns punishingly dull. 这部传奇不但没有愈加精彩，反而变得乏味无奇。
See: punishing
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- The month of January was punishingly cold.
- Punishingly hard work and financial instability took its toll.
- Our property taxes are punishingly high.