punchy

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. informal
    — Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).
  2. Short and thick; fat; paunchy. informal,regional
    — Behind him, Saretha looked bewildered as a small, punchy man in a chartreuse Lawyer’s suit raced up to her, talking fast.
  3. Involving or resembling a punch with the fist. informal
    — Apart from the problemette with the punchy bits, I've got only one reservation with the game and that's that the tie-in element is a bit shaky to say the least.
  4. Punchable; punchworthy. informal
    — Even with his punchy face, Roman nose and big ears, Jack Drawbaugh will command most of the attention for the 1-14-mile marathon route tomorrow at Sunland Park.
  5. Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly. informal
    — I was so sleep-deprived I was starting to get punchy.
  6. 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. informal

词形变化

punchier comparative punchiest superlative punchier comparative punchiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
punchily punchiness

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English punch
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English punchy
From punch + -y.
词源 2
From punch (“short fat person”) + -y.
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