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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[Perhaps for

paunchy

, from

paunch

. See 3d

Short and thick, or fat.

Adj.

Short and thick, or fat.

punchy ‎(comparative punchier, superlative punchiest)

Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
Behaving or appearing punch drunk.
(figuratively, of a person) Being over-reactive to routine events.
I was so sleep deprived I was starting to get punchy.
(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.
(dated) short and thick; fat; paunchy