punchy
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈpʌn.tʃi/
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- The young man looked tired and punchy, as if he had lived the past few days on coffee and no sleep.
- get a little punchy
Examples
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Second, I know everyone was a bit bored and punchy during our delays, and we had some laughs at the cross-species prototypes some of the staff came up with, but they were never meant to be deployed.
Fiction book (2000) -
After working non-stop for 24 hours, I felt dazed and punchy, hardly able to think clearly.
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The attorneys on both sides had pretty much heard every excuse by then and were a little punchy.
Blog text (3) -
I'm tired and more than a little punchy, having been the sole operator of World.
Blog text (20) -
Sorry, I've been writing this entry on and off for about 12 hours, and I'm getting a little punchy.
Blog text (19) -
A head wound and he's kinda punchy, but the doctor doesn't think he's got a fracture.
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She seemed a bit punchy after staying up late to finish her project, struggling to stay focused.
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After the long flight, he was feeling punchy, unable to string together more than a few coherent words.
Synonyms
40
4.8
Not able to think and act clearly after a shock or when very tired
15
3.5
Dazed and confused after a hit or hard fall
3
4.0
Feeling sleepy, slow, and not very alert
2
8.1
A person who feels very dazed and confused as if hit many times
Feeling dazed and acting silly from being very tired or after a hit
Antonyms
How Dazed
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Punchy comes from the verb punch, which means 'to hit', so it can mean 'dazed' or stunned as if you had a blow to the head.