CEFR A2

punic

adjective

Meaning

punic means of or relating to ancient Carthage, its inhabitants, or their language. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The writer described the response as punic.
A punic tone can change the mood of a conversation.

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punic (A2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

The writer described the response as punic.
A punic tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became punic after the announcement.

How to Use punic

punic + noun (collocation): Use punic before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a punic reaction."
become punic (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became punic near the end."

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