punchy

1. (informal)Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.

2. (UK, informal)Ambitiously high, aggressive.

3. (informal)Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.

4. (informal)Punchable; punchworthy.

5. (informal)Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.

   I was so sleep-deprived I was starting to get punchy.

6. (informal)Of groomed snow: unable to 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.

7. (informal, regional)Short and thick; fat; paunchy.

1. You're punchy this morning. Did you not get enough sleep last night?

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