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punchworthy

punchworthy adjective: deserving of a punch.

Adjective

punchworthy (comparative more punchworthy, superlative most punchworthy)

  1. Deserving of a punch.
    • His character Amir at first could resemble the loud-mouth, naïve and punchworthy boss’ son from John Wick played by Alfie Allen.2021 October 9, Christopher John, “Pig Review – A Suprisingly Delicate Dish, Though Not My Taste”, in The Curb
    • It took me a couple of fights to get punchworthy but I probably had about 40 amateur fights and just about won more than I lost.2023 November 12, Glynn Evans, “Winston Burnett: “Eubank? I blew a kiss at him!””, in Boxing News
    Synonyms:
    punchable

Synonyms of punchworthy

Forms of punchworthy

comparativemore punchworthy
superlativemost punchworthy

Origin of punchworthy

From punch + -worthy.

Questions about punchworthy

What does punchworthy mean?
Punchworthy means deserving of a punch.
What part of speech is punchworthy?
Punchworthy is an adjective.

Words near punchworthy in the dictionary

  1. punchproof
  2. puncht
  3. punchup
  4. punchups
  5. punchwork
  6. punchworthy
  7. punchy
  8. puncing
  9. punck
  10. punct
  11. puncta

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