punchy
[ puhn-chee ]
/ ˈpʌn tʃi /
adjective, punch·i·er, punch·i·est. Informal.
being or appearing vigorously effective; forceful.
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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie, but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
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punchy
/ (ˈpʌntʃɪ) /
adjective punchier or punchiest
an informal word for punch-drunk
informal incisive or forcefula punchy article
Derived forms of punchy
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