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Definition of punchy
punchier
;punchiest
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Examples of punchy in a Sentence
shrimp in a punchy sauce
She was punchy with fatigue.
Recent Examples of punchy from the Web
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Thundercat's solo work is built on bass, of course, as well as an effective falsetto on short, punchy jazz-and-soul tracks with swirling electronic sounds.
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Adding all sorts of punchy aromatics, such as the orange zest and ginger in this recipe, turns these cherry tomatoes into veritable little flavor bombs: bursts of sweetness that then spread throughout the dish.
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Such a gorgeous, delicate dish almost bereft of acid on its own might fall flat without the punchy Txakolina poured out of a porron to balance it out.
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Even though the Joy Formidable attracted a substantially smaller crowd at the main stage, the Welsh trio’s punchy rock reverberated throughout the festival grounds.
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The RNC’s output was punchy, snarky and at times contradictory.
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Lifeless objectives are ditched for punchy personal brand statements and designs are livened up with color.
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The rev happy 16-valve DOHC engine has a punchy midrange.
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Like other documentaries, this one crams found footage into punchy montage sequences held together by (not always identified) voice-overs.
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First Known Use of punchy
1907
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