punchiest

Adjective

punchy (comparative punchier, superlative punchiest)

1. (informal) Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
   • Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).1975, Billboard, volume 87, number 24, page 50
2. (UK, informal) ambitiously high, aggressive.
   • [T]o stand the best chance of being punchy on price, you must show you’re a serious buyer. So be prepared. As well as getting a mortgage in principle, have a screenshot of your deposit and stamp duty savings to flash at estate agents to prove you’re “proceedable”.2026 August 8, Claer Barrett, “Kids, flats and student loans: Why UK first-time buyers are getting older”, in Financial Times
3. (informal) Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
   • 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.1992, Jonny Quest (video game review) in Your Sinclair (issue 75, page 16)
4. (informal) Punchable; punchworthy.
   • 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.1978 October 18, “Ugly gelding sitting pretty for Sunland marathon”, in El Paso Herald-Post, volume CI, number 27, El Paso, Tex., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B-3, column 2
5. (informal) Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
   • I was so sleep-deprived I was starting to get punchy.
6. (informal) 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.

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