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tangy, a.|ˈtæŋɪ|
Also † tangey.
[f. tang n.1 + -y1.]
a. Having a sharp, distinct, or spicy taste. Also, characterized by a disagreeable tang or flavour (rare).
1875Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 7) III. 189 There is a perceptible deficiency in that fine, clean flavour, which is the perfection of a glass of good beer, its place being usurped by a flavour coarse and tangey. 1931B. Starke Touch & Go xii. 193 The meal was strong and tangy and tough and stringy. 1946C. S. Forester Lord Hornblower iii. 37 A bite of red cheese, tangy and seasoned. 1958People 4 May 7/4 (Advt.), You will find Tango the tastiest, tangiest whole orange drink ever! 1966Woman's Own 22 Jan. 29/1 What all my friends like is its sharp, tangy flavour. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 17 July 1/3 After a tangy dinner of sausage creole, everybody is lounging about the living room. 1979J. Wainwright Home is Hunter xxi. 71 The iced cider was a pleasant surprise; tangy, cool.
b. transf. and fig. Cf. spicy a. 7.
1948Sun (Baltimore) 3 Dec. 14/2 (heading) The tangy story of the frozen-orange juice industry. 1953J. Masters Lotus & Wind x. 137 This was heavier, tangier stuff, and it reminded him more of animals than of flowers. 1967Punch 4 Oct. 520/2 Despite a twinkly fondness for waggish puns..his style isn't exactly tangy. 1978H. Wouk War & Remembrance viii. 78 She knew a tangy tale or two about Madge Knudsen!
Add: Hence ˈtanginess n.
1980Washington Post 24 Jan. e19/1 Szechuan peppers are very strong and very hot, and give this region's cooking its sharp tanginess. |