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Punchy vs Jabby - What's the difference?

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Punchy is a see also of jabby.


As adjectives the difference between punchy and jabby

is that punchy is having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous while jabby is short yet vigorous and forceful.

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

    jabby

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • short yet vigorous and forceful.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=April 4, author=The New York Times, title=Pop and Rock Listings, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Its tight, jabby songs, influenced equally by minimalist post-punk and sentimental white soul, end just when you think you’ve figured them out. }}
  • Characterized by jab-like rhymthms or actions.
    • Short, jabby movements of the knife.

    See also

    * punchy