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Forceful companion, weak-looking on the outside
Answer for the clue "Forceful companion, weak-looking on the outside ", 6 letters:
punchy
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Word definitions for punchy in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"full of vigor," 1926, from punch (n.3) + -y (2). Related: Punchily ; punchiness .
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ punchy melodies ▪ punchy political jokes EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A third, so thickly padded he can hardly raise his arms, waddles the hall like a punchy Michelin man. ▪ Start with a punchy sentence, get them reading. ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Punchy \Punch"y\, a. [Perhaps for paunchy, from paunch. See 3d Punch .] Short and thick, or fat.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. 2 Behaving or appearing punch drunk. 3 (context figuratively of a person English) Being over-reactive to routine events. 4 (context skiing English) A term used by Nordic skiing (especially skate ...
Usage examples of punchy.
Something about the simple fact that there were people on the river, soaked, no doubt, to their toes, made his punch taste punchier and his woolen coat feel more snug than it might have.
Pushing and easing up, over and over, until Carnes was punchy from surges of adrenaline.
Then the punchy gas jets fired, sending him wobbling past the hatch rim and out into space.