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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



... as with palsy as he grasped and held it. Tears rose in his eyes. "Lord, Lord A'mighty!" he said, "when I reecolect that the young chap 'at stood up thar so spunky all by hisse'f last night, in that moonlight an' sassed all of us to our teeth was Cap. Westerfelt's boy—by God, I jest want some hound dog to come an' take my place on God's earth—so I do. I want some able-bodied cornfield nigger to wear a hickory-withe out on my bare back." Then he dropped ...
— Westerfelt • Will N. Harben
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... hoped so. Spunky devil, that Travers. Wonder how he means to do the trick. He knows how to pick ...
— The Native Born - or, The Rajah's People • I. A. R. Wylie
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... with them," the Captain replied, "but be careful, don't do anything dangerous, you are such a spunky little fire-brand, ...
— Lucia Rudini - Somewhere in Italy • Martha Trent
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Words linked to "Spunky" :   courageous, brave, spunk


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