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punchier

adjective

Meaning

  1. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
  2. Behaving or appearing punch drunk.
  3. (of a person) Being over-reactive to routine events.
  4. A term used by Nordic skiers (especially skate skiers) to describe groomed snow that does not 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.
  5. Short and thick; fat; paunchy

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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