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What is the adjective for punchily?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb punch which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

punchy
  1. Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
  2. Behaving or appearing punch drunk.
  3. (figuratively, of a person) Being over-reactive to routine events.
  4. (skiing) 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. (dated) short and thick; fat; paunchy
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  7. Examples:
    1. “He studied the check, then looked up with a punchy expression on his face.”
      “Indeed, some of the more educated politicians even deliberately emulate the punchy and aggressive godfather style in order to capture the rural ground.”
      “Meng then offers his punchy remark on the girl's tactfulness, which he ostentatiously condemns.”
punchless
  1. Without punches.
  2. Without punch, the drink.
  3. Failing to strike; ineffective.
  4. Examples:
    1. “The Knicks were punchless early, falling behind by 30-19 after the first quarter.”
      “Also, on a recent afternoon, the waves were so small and punchless that they couldn't even provide sufficient lift for a 165-pound bodysurfer.”
      “The punchless, Peyton Manningless Colts made defensive coordinator Larry Coyer the scapegoat for their 0-11 season this week and fired him.”
punchable
  1. Suitable for being punched or perforated.
  2. (colloquial) Deserving to be punched or struck.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “He's well known for having the most alarmingly punchable smile in all of baseball.”
      “He was an enjoyably loathsome creature, a punchable nerd with a sense of humour bypass, obsessed with keeping his hair parted correctly.”
      “The sour twist of his punchable mug never failed to register his disgust with the unworthy umpire.”
punchlike
  1. Resembling a punch (tool for punching holes).
  2. Resembling punch (the drink).
punchier
  1. comparative form of punchy: more punchy
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “If she intended to be racist then she missed the chance to use this punchier, but less than stylish, abbreviation.”
      “Making points without preaching, it's punchier than Leonardo DiCaprio's Blood Diamond.”
      “Countless other tweaks have resulted in a sequel that's pacier, punchier and infinitely more playable.”
punchiest
punched
punching
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