punchy

punchy

adj \ˈpən-chē\

punch·i·erpunch·i·est

Definition of PUNCHY

1

a : having punch : forceful, spirited b : vivid, vibrant <punchy video graphics>

2

: punch-drunk 2

Examples of PUNCHY

1. shrimp in a punchy sauce
2. She was punchy with fatigue.

First Known Use of PUNCHY

1917

Related to PUNCHY

Synonyms: addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, dizzy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out

Antonyms: clearheaded, unconfused

Related Words: senseless, unconscious

Near Antonyms: alert, conscious

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Rhymes with PUNCHY

bunchy, crunchy