tangyadj.
/ˈtaŋi/, U.S. /ˈtæŋi/ a. Having a sharp, distinct, or spicy taste. Also, characterized by a disagreeable tang or flavour (rare).
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > [adjective] > strong-tasting
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tangy1875
stewy1895
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > unpalatable
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gloppy1976
1875 R. Hunt & F. W. Rudler Ure'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.
1931 ‘B. Starke’ Touch & Go xii. 193 The meal was strong and tangy and tough and stringy.
1946 ‘C. S. Forester’ Lord Hornblower iii. 37 A bite of red cheese, tangy and seasoned.
1958 People 4 May 7/4 (advt.) You will find Tango the tastiest, tangiest whole orange drink ever!
1966 Woman's Own 22 Jan. 29/1 What all my friends like is its sharp, tangy flavour.
1976 National Observer (U.S.) 17 July 1/3 After a tangy dinner of sausage creole, everybody is lounging about the living room.
1979 J. Wainwright Home is Hunter xxi. 71 The iced cider was a pleasant surprise; tangy, cool.
b. transferred and figurative. Cf. spicy adj. 7.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > piquant
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tangy1948
1948 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Dec. 14/2 (heading) The tangy story of the frozen-orange juice industry.
1953 J. Masters Lotus & Wind x. 137 This was heavier, tangier stuff, and it reminded him more of animals than of flowers.
1967 Punch 4 Oct. 520/2 Despite a twinkly fondness for waggish puns..his style isn't exactly tangy.
1978 H. Wouk War & Remembrance viii. 78 She knew a tangy tale or two about Madge Knudsen!
Draft additions 1993
ˈtanginess n.
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the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [noun] > aromatic herb, spice > the quality of being spicy
spiciness1633
tanginess1980
1980 Washington Post 24 Jan. e19/1 Szechuan peppers are very strong and very hot, and give this region's cooking its sharp tanginess.
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ˈtangily adv.
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1936 Evening Independent (Massillon, Ohio) 22 Apr. 4/3 The result was a carnival as Mexican as tamale and as tangily seasoned.
1958 Rev. Eng. Stud. 9 332 Mr. Page's short book..broke new ground on a dozen topics without attempting to exhaust any of them, and the treatment throughout was tangily personal.
2003 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Aug. 20 Burcombes are tangily sweet, growing in clusters and fiddly to pick without pulling off their stems.
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