"nervously anxious; irritable from fatigue," 1937, from punch (v.) + -y (2). Perhaps originally a shortening of punch-drunk. Related: Punchily; punchiness.
punchy (adj.2)
"full of vigor," 1926, from punch (n.3) + -y (2). Related: Punchily; punchiness.
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