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Meaning of "punchily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PUNCHILY

punchily  [ˈpʌntʃɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUNCHILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Punchily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES PUNCHILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of punchily in the English dictionary

The definition of punchily in the dictionary is in an incisive or forceful manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUNCHILY


blotchily
ˈblɒtʃɪlɪ
botchily
ˈbɒtʃɪlɪ
bunchily
ˈbʌntʃɪlɪ
chile
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chili
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilli
ˈtʃɪlɪ
chilly
ˈtʃɪlɪ
crunchily
ˈkrʌntʃɪlɪ
grouchily
ˈɡraʊtʃɪlɪ
hitchily
ˈhɪtʃɪlɪ
patchily
ˈpætʃɪlɪ
peachily
ˈpiːtʃɪlɪ
preachily
ˈpriːtʃɪlɪ
raunchily
ˈrɔːntʃɪlɪ
scratchily
ˈskrætʃɪlɪ
sketchily
ˈskɛtʃɪlɪ
snatchily
ˈsnætʃɪlɪ
starchily
ˈstɑːtʃɪlɪ
touchily
ˈtʌtʃɪlɪ
twitchily
ˈtwɪtʃɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUNCHILY

punch tape
punch the bundy
punch-drunk
punch-up
punchbag
punchball
punchboard
punchbowl
punched card
punched tape
puncheon
puncher
punchier
punchiest
Punchinello
punchiness
punching bag
punching ball
punchless
punchy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUNCHILY

gushily
healthily
itchily
kvetchily
lengthily
mushily
pitchily
pithily
praiseworthily
scripophily
shily
slouchily
stealthily
techily
tetchily
toothily
trashily
unhealthily
unworthily
worthily

Synonyms and antonyms of punchily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «punchily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUNCHILY

Find out the translation of punchily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of punchily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «punchily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

punchily
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

punchily
570 millions of speakers

English

punchily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

punchily
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

punchily
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

punchily
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

punchily
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

punchily
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

punchily
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Punchily
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

punchily
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

punchily
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

punchily
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Punchily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

punchily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

punchily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ताठरपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

punchily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

punchily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

punchily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

punchily
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

punchily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

punchily
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

punchily
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

punchily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

punchily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of punchily

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCHILY»

The term «punchily» is used very little and occupies the 162.254 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUNCHILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «punchily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «punchily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about punchily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUNCHILY»

Discover the use of punchily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to punchily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sisters Brothers
With The Sisters Brothers, Patrick deWitt pays homage to the classic Western, transforming it into an unforgettable comic tour de force.
Patrick deWitt, 2011
2
The Edifice Complex: The Architecture of Power
This book details modern architecture's frequent collusion with the bad guys' WALLPAPER
Deyan Sudjic, 2011
3
An affair of the heart
Morgan writes of desire and identity; displacement, emotional and geographical; the relationship between ambition, circumstances, and emotion; the often difficult coexistence of passion and intellect -- these stories introduce a forceful ...
Clare Morgan, 1996
4
Geeks Bearing Gifts: V.1.1 ; how the Computer World Got this Way
These short stories make great reading - it's a book to dip in and out of. You'll find answers to such questions as # ""Why do alphabets have upper case, why not numbers?"" # ""Why does everything have to be hierarchical on computers?
Theodor H. Nelson, 2008
5
2010 Washington DC/Baltimore Restaurants
... out punchily prepared if pricey Nuevo Latino morsels like curried or habanero ceviche, mini-paellas and garlic ponzu conch – all washed down with peppermint mojitos and caipirinhas to fuel the fire. 23 19 19 $31 ...
Zagat Survey, Zagat Survey Staff, 2009
6
United States: Re-Viewing American Multicultural Literature
Few novels, Native-written or otherwise, can quite have made their bow with a wit as punchily comic, and. 30 Louis Owens, Wolfsong, Albuquerque, New Mexico: West End Press, 1991. Reprinted Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma ...
A. Robert Lee, 2011
7
Rhythm and Blues in New Orleans
... sounds of Dave Bartholomew and also the Studio Band, mainly by allowing each instrumentalist a far freer role — at any moment the tenor would stutter through, the trumpet punchily interject, or the baritone moan a deep, bridging phrase.
John Broven, 1983
8
Changing Gender Relations, Changing Families: Tracing the ...
However, while as shorthand terms they punchily convey an important message, at the same time they have acted in the past as potent symbols for an argument for no meaningful change in domestic gender relations. For some time, I believe,  ...
Oriel Sullivan, 2006
9
Neo-Latin Poetry in the British Isles
Although the Latin is one line shorter than the English, it takes four lines for the last three of the English, which ends punchily with two lines of antithesis. The home/abroad opposition of 'All homebred malice, and all foreign boasts' is lost in et ...
Luke Houghton, Gesine Manuwald, 2013
10
“Protection to British Industry” considered, as it was ...
We next see both Cobden and Peel put up and knocked about most punchily, the former being designated an “ impostor,” and the latter the “ eminent individual ;” “ the most sagacious statesman ;” “the greatest living example of Parliamentary ...
Barnaby BREAKBREAD (pseud.), 1850

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUNCHILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term punchily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
"Mark Shenton reviews Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the …
... Al Kasha and Joel Hirshhorn, includes such gems as 'Wonderful Day' and 'One Man', all punchily delivered here, led by the spunky Laura Pitt-Pulford as Milly. «London Theatre Guide - Online, Jul 15»
2
Live Review: NYOS Senior Orchestra at Perth Concert Hall
After the interval, things picked up a bit with the Seniors' no-holds-barred, full-on, battering performance of Anna Clyne's punchily-percussive, minimalist-y opus, ... «Herald Scotland, Apr 15»
3
The legacy of its founder looms over Singapore
His punchily written memoir, From Third World to First, shows an acute awareness of his achievement in conjuring a prosperous city state from an unpromising ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
4
The BBC uses Grayson Perry's New Statesman guest edit to …
It features the voice of the artist Grayson Perry, punchily taking on male privilege: “The Great White Male – white, middle-class men – probably only make up ... «New Statesman, Feb 15»
5
How we can avert the coming mass extinction
Dodging Extinction is a rattling read and punchily packaged. Barnosky's prose is tight and accessible, and it lays the crisis on the line: “power, food and money”, ... «New Scientist, Dec 14»
6
Bulls specify Pau's name is pronounced POW!
... correct pronunciation "Pau" because there is no official pronunciation of an exclamation point. It just means you say things louder, or perhaps more punchily. «SB Nation, Oct 14»
7
Locked In review – one man's punchily written recovery story
Richard Marsh: saved from death by the sudden recovery of his ability to blink. Photograph: Robert Gumpert/nb Pictures Robert Gumpert/nb Pictures/Robert ... «The Guardian, Jul 14»
8
NDT1, Sadler's Wells, review: 'I could have stayed home with a nice …
What makes this new programme particularly exasperating is that it is so punchily danced. In time-honoured NDT fashion, the Dutch company's members are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»
9
Chrissie Hynde "You or No One"
Hynde's unmistakable voice is at the centre of this pop tune, which swells from punchily, stripped down verses to cinematic, synth string-boosted choruses. «Exclaim!, May 14»
10
Skyscanner and Moonpig founders have clubbed together to …
Membership of QVentures, described by punchily-named founder Lex Deak as 'a modern twist on the private investment club' (no cigars and whisky) is free and ... «Management Today, May 14»

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