punchy

adjective \ˈpən-chē\

: very exciting or lively

punch·i·erpunch·i·est

Full Definition of PUNCHY

a : having punch : forceful, spirited

b : vivid, vibrant <punchy video graphics>

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1917

Synonyms: addle, addled, addlepated, bedeviled, befogged, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, bushed [chiefly Australian], confounded, confused, dazed, distracted, dopey (also dopy), fogged, mixed-up, muddleheaded, muzzy, pixilated (also pixillated), punch-drunk, dizzy, raddled, shell-shocked, silly, slaphappy, spaced-out (or spaced), spacey (also spacy), stunned, stupefied, zonked, zonked-out

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