punchy

punch·y

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [puhn-chee]
- /ˈpʌn tʃi/
- /ˈpʌn.tʃi/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [puhn-chee]
- /ˈpʌn tʃi/

Definitions of punchy word

abbreviation PUNCHY punch-drunk. 1
adjective punchy being or appearing vigorously effective; forceful. 1
adjective punchy dazed 1
adjective punchy concise and impactful 1
adjective punchy If you describe something as punchy, you mean that it expresses its meaning in a forceful or effective way. 0
adjective punchy incisive or forceful 0

See all 8 definitions of punchy

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Origin of punchy

First appearance:

before 1935

One of the 8% newest English words

First recorded in 1935-40; punch1 + -y1

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Parts of speech for Punchy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Punchy

punchy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for punchy

adj punchy

addled — If you describe someone as addled, you mean that they are confused or unable to think properly.
addlepated — addlebrained.
all in — If you say that you are all in, you mean that you are extremely tired.
at a loss — If a business produces something at a loss, they sell it at a price which is less than it cost them to produce it or buy it.
at sea — At sea means on or under the sea, far away from land.

adjective punchy

humorsome — Alternative form of humoursome.
weary — physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain.
woozy — stupidly confused; muddled: woozy from a blow on the head.
yoyo — a spoollike toy consisting of two thick wooden, plastic, or metal disks connected by a dowel pin in the center to which a string is attached, one end being looped around the player's finger so that the toy can be spun out and reeled in by wrist motion.

All 35 Synonyms of punchy