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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



... first man, with an unconvinced swing of his chin, "spunk 'll sometimes pull a man through; and you can't say he aint spunky." Number Three admitted the corollary. Number Two looked up: ...
— Dr. Sevier • George W. Cable

... starved, but trustin' Freckles that complete they are tamer than our chickens. Look hard, bairns!" he whispered. "Ye winna see the like o' yon again, while God lets ye live. Notice their color against the ice and snow, and the pretty skippin' ways of them! And spunky! ...
— Freckles • Gene Stratton-Porter

... is the word. I wish our beauty could be a little more spunky, time is money in our business, ...
— The Sea-Witch - or, The African Quadroon A Story of the Slave Coast • Maturin Murray



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



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