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Tangy vs Fangy - What's the difference?

tangy | fangy |

As adjectives the difference between tangy and fangy

is that tangy is having a sharp, pungent flavor while fangy is containing fangs; full of sharp teeth.

tangy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • having a sharp, pungent flavor
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=December 15 , author=Felicity Cloake , title=How to cook the perfect nut roast , work=Guardian citation , page= , passage=Christmas queen Mary Berry's aubergine five-nut roast, from her Christmas Collection, is, as the name suggests, rather more focused on the nut side of things. Breadcrumbs play second fiddle to a medley of almonds, Brazils, chestnuts, pine nuts and pistachios which, although tangy with lemon juice and garlic, is outrageously dense. A single slice of this could leave you supine in front of the Queen's speech without even the wherewithal to reach for the remote control.}}

    Derived terms

    * tanginess

    fangy

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Containing fangs; full of sharp teeth.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 16, author=Maria Dahvana Headley, title=How I Turned Into a Stepmonster, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=No one had opened a fangy mouth and chomped me. }}