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punchily

punchily adverb: in a punchy manner.

Adverb

punchily (comparative more punchily, superlative most punchily)

  1. In a punchy manner.
    • The action scenes are deafening and punchily staged by director Louis Letterier (The Transporter), though I wish he’d set more time aside to spend with Nobby, his paramour Dawn (Rebel Wilson), their shaven-headed brood, and friends2016 February 23, Robbie Collin, “Grimsby review: ' Sacha Baron Cohen's vital, venomous action movie'”, in The Daily Telegraph (London)

Forms of punchily

comparativemore punchily
superlativemost punchily

Origin of punchily

From punchy + -ly.

Questions about punchily

What does punchily mean?
Punchily means in a punchy manner.
What part of speech is punchily?
Punchily is an adverb.

Words near punchily in the dictionary

  1. Puncheston
  2. puncheur
  3. puncheurs
  4. punchier
  5. punchiest
  6. punchily
  7. punchin
  8. punchinello
  9. punchinelloes
  10. punchinellos
  11. punchiness

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