If you want to do eye-grabbing work you have to put out something punchy at the outset. Say what you mean directly.
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Punchy
Synonyms for "punchy" (42 found)
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Spanish
4 entries- con garra adj (Translations)
- contundente adj (Translations)
- incisivo adj (Translations)
- potente adj (Translations)
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You're punchy this morning. Did you not get enough sleep last night?
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Best cuts: "The Evil Dude," "Kung Fu, Too!" "Mama Love," "New Orleans" (with a punchy vocal by Teresa Brewer).
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Some of the punchiest passages in "The Lady and the Panda" are quotations from Harkness's own writing.
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