pungently

[Eng. pungent; -ly.] In a pungent, sharp, or biting manner. pun-gled (le as el), adj . [Etym. doubtful.] Shriveled, shrunk; applied spec if. to grain whose juices have been extracted by the insect Thrips cerealium . pun-gy, s. [Etym. doubtful.] A small sloop or shallop or a large boat with sails. 3297 Pů'-nic, a. & 8. [Lat. Punicus , from Puni or Pani =the Cart hag in i ans.) A. As adjective : 1. Lit .: Pertaining or relating to the Cart hag in i ans. 2. Fig .: Among the Romans Punica fides or Punic faith, was proverbial for bad faith or treachery, hence, punic is used for treacherous, untrust worthy, faithle . "Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own, 'Tis punic all." Brooke : Jerusalem Delivered. B. As subst. The language of the Cart hag in i ans. It was an offshoot of Phoenician, belonging to the Can a an it ish branch of the Semitic tongues. Punic wars, s. pl . Hist.: Three great wars between the Romans and the Cart hag in i ans. The first (B. C. 264-241) was for the po e ion of Sicily, and ended by the Cart hag in i ans having to withdraw from the island. The second (B. C. 218-202), the war in which Hannibal gained his great victories in Italy, was a death struggle between the two rival powers; it ended with decisive victory to the Romans. The third (B. C. 149-146) was a wanton one for the destruction of Carthage, which was effected in the last-named year. pū-ni-ca, subst . [Lat. Punica ( arbor ) = a pomegranate tree, so called from having been first found, or from abounding, at Carthage.] Bot.: Pomegranate; a genus of Myrtese, with a single species. [POMEGRANATE-TREE.] pu-nic-eous, pu-nic-eal (c as sh), a. [Lat. puniceus.] Of a scarlet or purple color. pū-ni-çin, s. (Lat. punic (a); -in.] Chem.: An acrid uncrystallizable substance, ob tained from the bark of the pomegranate tree, Punica granatum. ( Watts .) *pu-nie-ship, subst . [Eng. puny ; -ship .] Early beginning; youth. pu-ni-ne , s. [Eng. puny; -ne .] The quality or state of being puny; pettine .