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Definition of Punchy
1. a. Short and thick, or fat.
Definition of Punchy
1. Adjective. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. ¹
2. Adjective. Behaving or appearing punch drunk. ¹
3. Adjective. (figuratively of a person) Being over-reactive to routine events. ¹
4. Adjective. (skiing) A term used by Nordic skiers (especially skate skiers) to describe groomed snow that does not support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting a ski punching through the surface of the snow. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Punchy
1. dazed [adj PUNCHIER, PUNCHIEST] : PUNCHILY [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punchy
Literary usage of Punchy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bungalow and the Tent; Or, a Visit to Ceylon by Edward Robert Sullivan (1854)
"I started on foot, intending to ride later; but punchy took it into his head to
elude the vigilance of his ..."
2. The Dublin University Magazine: A Literary and Political Journal (1871)
"Funny little punchy man ! How much more funny, and little, and punchy, ...
He began to feel quite an interest in the punchy little man and his female ..."
3. Ceylon in 1903: Describing the Progress of the Island Since 1803, Its by John Ferguson (1903)
"... heaven [heathen, F.] ; and requested to marry with punchy Hamy. Appeared punchy
Hamy, of ... do marry according to their law, with punchy Hamy of ..."
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