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adjectivepunacious (comparative more punacious, superlative most punacious)
comparative more punacious · superlative most punacious
- informalrareProne to making puns.
He is punacious when opposed.
1970, Brian Freeman, Narcotics cases: prosecution and defense1 more example
At the same time I was hopeful that he would not be discouraged from exercising his considerable wit and punacious penchant for whimsy.
2006, Donald Empson, Kathleen M. Vadnais, The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul
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APA
punacious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punacious
MLA
“punacious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punacious. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punacious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punacious.
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