"punchy" meaning in All languages combined

See punchy on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-punchy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: punchier [comparative], punchiest [superlative]
Etymology: punch + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punch|y}} punch + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} punchy (comparative punchier, superlative punchiest)
  1. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. Hyponyms: catchy
    Sense id: en-punchy-en-adj-W5lNgNJc
  2. Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
    Sense id: en-punchy-en-adj-x34x8IS7
  3. Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
    Sense id: en-punchy-en-adj-1q1kF7eO
  4. (skiing) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow. Categories (topical): Skiing
    Sense id: en-punchy-en-adj-jI8Bodwr Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, skiing, sports
  5. (dated) Short and thick; fat; paunchy. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-punchy-en-adj-d6M6PDK6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 12 16 24 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 11 17 24 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 15 10 16 25 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: punchily, punchiness

Inflected forms

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