penal
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 7
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈpiːnəl/
Definition of penal
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Of or relating to punishment.
“penal servitude”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Of or relating to punishment.
“penal servitude”
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(not-comparable)Subject to punishment; punishable.
“a penal offence”
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(not-comparable)Serving as a place of punishment.
“a penal colony”
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(not-comparable)Exorbitant.
“a penal rate of interest”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old French peinal, from Medieval Latin penalis, from Latin poenalis, from poena (“punishment”), from Ancient Greek ποινή (poinḗ, “punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷoynéh₂.
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