punchiness

punch·y (p

)

adj. punch·i·er, punch·i·est

1. Characterized by vigor or drive: "He speaks in short, punchy sentences, using plain, populist words that excite" (Washington Post).

2. Groggy or dazed from or as if from a punch or series of punches; punch-drunk.

punchi·ly adv.

punchi·ness n.

punchy [ˈpʌntʃɪ]

adj punchier, punchiest

1. (Medicine / Pathology) an informal word for punch-drunk

2. Informal incisive or forceful a punchy article

punchily adv

punchiness n

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punchy

adjective (Informal) effective, spirited, dynamic, lively, storming (informal), aggressive, vigorous, forceful, incisive, in-your-face (slang) A good way to sound confident is to use short, punchy sentences.

Translations

punchy [ˈpʌntʃɪ] ADJ (punchier (compar) (punchiest (superl))) [person etc] → de empuje, con garra; [phrase] → con garra; [remark] → incisivo, contundente; [style] → vigoroso

punchy [ˈpʌntʃi] adj [style, phrase] → incisif/ive

punchy

adj (+er) (inf)

sentence, speech etc → schwungvoll (inf)

(Boxing) → benommen; (fig: = confused) → benommen, durcheinander pred

punchy [ˈpʌntʃɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam)

a. (prose, writing, article) → incisivo/a

b. (punch-drunk, person) → stordito/a

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energetic
Fatuousness
punch-drunk
snappy

There’s no element of pastiche or exploitation here, and a considerable measure of invention far removed from what we think of as typical Tharpian punchiness.

Cheap and Cheerful, Fall for Dance Wows the Crowd by Robert Gottlieb / The New York Observer

Not for him the dread fade into the punchiness of the prizefighter who has taken too many blows to the head, or the compromised inner organs, the broken nerve or the limp.

A star, a pleasure to watch and have about the place; FITZGERALD ... by The Racing Post (London, England)

Strauss compiled a fine technical innings, full of deftness, with deflections, glides, nudges and the occasional punchiness.

Strauss lends weight to the case for taming bat strength by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

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