hard-hitting vs punchy

hard-hitting

adj
  • Aggressively vigorous or forceful 

punchy

adj
  • Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous. 

  • Of groomed snow: unable to 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. 

  • Involving or resembling a punch with the fist. 

  • Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly. 

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