punchy

Definitions

• Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
• Behaving or appearing punch drunk.
• (figuratively) Being over-reactive to routine events.
• (skiing) A term used by Nordic Nordic skiers (especially skate 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 in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.
• (dated) short and thick; fat; paunchy