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Spunky   /spˈəŋki/   Listen
Spunky

adjective
(compar. spunkier; superl. spunkiest)
1.
Showing courage.  Synonyms: feisty, plucky.
2.
Willing to face danger.  Synonyms: game, gamey, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited.






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"Spunky" Quotes from Famous Books



... herself, resembling the family as she did, and being named that way, too; which seemed worse, somehow, than anything that ever happened to a Glenwood before, except her own case; and she gave an awful look at Uncle Silas, who got a little spunky—the only time I ever saw him that way—and said he thought that Winters was quite a good fellow and would make as good a husband as he had, meaning himself, of course, and Aunt Melissy said, 'Yes, just about,' and asked him if he ...
— Hollow Tree Nights and Days • Albert Bigelow Paine



Words linked to "Spunky" :   spunk, brave, courageous



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