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.
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Mullen knows, of course, that the proof is in the presentation and that all the technical advances and production tricks in the world count for naught if what comes through the screen doesn't deliver the punchy thrills the players crave.
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First Known Use of punchy
1907
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