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spunky

[spuhng-kee]

adjective

spunkier, spunkiest 
  1. plucky; spirited.



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Other Word Forms

  • spunkily adverb
  • spunkiness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of spunky1

First recorded in 1780–90; spunk + -y 1
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Together, the young pariah-turned-lizard-rider and his spunky pet prove there’s strength in pacifism.

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Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her.

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A spunky 56-year-old, who has been homeless herself, she was lured away from a 30-year career in commercial purchasing to become a full-time outreach worker for Harbor Interfaith.

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A former Duck spared his new team a blowout with some spunky play late in the first half.

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“Then, in the ’70s and ’80s, television gave us two women journalists — still spunky but way more independent — that we could root for: Mary Tyler Moore and Murphy Brown.

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