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Liked a dazed boxer
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punchy
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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. ...
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Punchy may refer to: Punchy, Hawaiian Punch's mascot Dementia pugilistica , a neurological disorder which affects some boxers, also called punch-drunk syndrome Punchy, Somme , a French commune Punchy, a nickname for the town of Punchbowl, New South Wales ...
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 ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"nervously anxious; irritable from fatigue," 1937, from punch (v.) + -y (2). Perhaps originally a shortening of punch-drunk . Related: Punchily ; punchiness .
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.