punchier; punchiest
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: zesty
It is an elegant dish, although the sauce seems overly polite now. I remember it when the fresh coriander was an intense and punchy flavor.—
Caroline Bates
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: dazed, punch-drunk
… I arrived in Paris after a thirteen-hour flight, unwashed, unshaved, punchy from jet lag, discombobulated …—David Berlinski
David BerlinskiExamples of punchy in a Sentence
shrimp in a punchy sauce
She was punchy with fatigue.
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In 2020, Chanel made a punchy offer of 310 million pounds to purchase the site of its flagship at 159 New Bond Street from SEB, the Swedish pension fund, while in 2023, Swatch Group purchased the building at 171 New Bond Street, which its brand, Harry Winston, has occupied since 2006.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
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Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025
Controlled by Roku's intuitive smart system, this TV is easy to use and easy on the eyes thanks to features like local dimming for solid black levels and contrast, and punchy quantum dot colors.
—Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2025
The visuals have been restored to pristine clarity and the audio given a punchy remix by Sean Ono Lennon, who serves as the steward of his parents’ creative archive.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
In 2020, Chanel made a punchy offer of 310 million pounds to purchase the site of its flagship at 159 New Bond Street from SEB, the Swedish pension fund, while in 2023, Swatch Group purchased the building at 171 New Bond Street, which its brand, Harry Winston, has occupied since 2006.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Punchy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punchy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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