punchilyadv.
/ˈpʌn(t)ʃᵻli/, U.S. /ˈpən(t)ʃᵻli/ In a punchy manner; forcefully, effectively; vigorously.
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the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adverb]
hardlyeOE
strongeOE
hardOE
fastOE
starklyOE
stalworthlyc1175
starkc1225
mainlyc1300
fellc1330
snellc1330
stout1338
wightlya1340
sadlya1375
sharplyc1380
tough1398
stoutly1399
throa1400
wighta1400
lustilyc1400
sorec1400
vigourslyc1400
stiff1422
vigoriouslya1450
vigorouslya1450
actuallya1470
stourlyc1480
forcely?a1500
lustly1529
fricklyc1540
dingilya1555
livelily?1565
crankly1566
forcibly1578
crank1579
wightily?a1600
proudly1600
energetically1609
stiffly1623
ding-dong1628
greenly1633
hard and fast1646
slashingly1659
thwackingly1660
warmlya1684
robustly1709
sonsily1729
forcefullya1774
vim1843
zippily1924
vibrantly1926
punchily1934
zingily1951
1934 Gettysburg (Pa.) Times 12 Sept. 4/5 One big song punchily ‘put over’ is no longer a guarantee of fame for the singer.
1972 Internat. Affairs 48 708 The Foreign Affairs Fudge Factory..is punchily written, and establishes and illustrates its case with a wealth of quotations.
2003 Sight & Sound Dec. 54/2 Lee punchily jumps from one pundit to another to give a sense of how quickly political fortunes turn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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