Meanings
comparative more punchable · superlative most punchable
- Suitable for being punched or perforated.
a material that is punchable at low temperatures
- colloquialDeserving to be punched or struck, or evoking the desire to do so.
He has an eminently punchable face!
1 more example
“An emotion is something that you construct in your own brain,” Barrett said, as is perception. Shkreli’s face scans as punchable to so many because of this tendency to “experience the emotion to be a property of the thing in the world and not your own experience.”
2016 October 2, Jessica Goldstein, “We Asked Scientists: Just How Punchable is Martin Shkreli’s Face?”, in Center for Law, Brain & BehaviorSynonyms: punchworthy
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveDeserving to be punched or struck, or evoking the desire to do so.
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 欠揍, 欠扁
- 欠揍 (qiànzòu)deserving to be punched or struck
- 欠扁 (qiànbiǎn)deserving to be punched or struck
Portuguese socável
- socávelsuitable for being punched
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punchable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punchable
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