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Punchier vs Paunchier - What's the difference?

punchier | paunchier |

As adjectives the difference between punchier and paunchier

is that punchier is comparative of punchy while paunchier is comparative of paunchy.

punchier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (punchy)

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    punchy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • 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 skiing, 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 a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
  • (dated) short and thick; fat; paunchy

    • Derived terms

    * punchily * punchiness

    paunchier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (paunchy)

    • paunchy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a paunch; having a prominent stomach; potbellied.
    • He exercised every day to avoid becoming paunchy in his old age.