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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



... with triumphant animation. "He's wealthy and handsome, and half the girls in our set are dying for him. But we've been about the same as engaged for months. But about two weeks ago we had an awful quarrel, all about nothing. But we were both so spunky I don't believe we ever would have made up in the wide world if it hadn't been for Mr. Falconer. He just went back and forth between us until I agreed to grant Phil an interview. So Phil came round to-night; and don't ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, April, 1876. • Various



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



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