Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Informal Spirited; plucky.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Showing a small fire or spark.
- Haunted: noting a place supposed to be haunted from the frequent appearance of the ignis fatuus.
- Having spunk, fire, spirit, or obstinacy; spirited; unwilling to give up, or to acknowledge one's self beaten.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. willing to face danger
- adj. showing courage
Examples
“Here 'spunky' is slang for 'covered in seminal fluid'.”
Princess Mahalanobis: Blog Baby, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Sure, the ladies sing indistinctly with no harmony whatsoever, but they did write much of their own material and have a certain spunky charm that’s not easy to resist.”
“Mr. Liu is known as a spunky, everyday kid who exudes a kind of personality that also isn't handed down by the state.”
“He was blind in one eye and described as spunky, but he sired infertile eggs.”
“To most of the world, Lech Walesa is known as a spunky and courageous freedom fighter whose Solidarity trade union helped bring about the collapse of communism in Poland and in Eastern Europe, and helped eventually to bring down the Soviet Union.”
“Todd Lowe, who plays Terry Bellefleur said, "A lot of people will be getting naked this season," and Carrie Preston (aka spunky redhead Arlene Fowler) revealed that Alex is the one with the most nude scenes!”
“People describe Jamie as spunky, and I've been described as spunky before.”
“I only hope that one day I can be the kind of spunky woman she is.”
“It's a nice write-up, even if they did use the word "spunky" to describe Marlys.”
“I don't agree with your politics, but at least be intelligent and represent women as capable kick ass politicians - not 'spunky' gals...”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘spunky’.
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I am : brave
brave, bold, courageous, audacious, doughty, chivalrous, gallant, gutsy, gumption, plucky, spunky, nerve and 12 more...
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Kingly epithets
Take one of CharlesFerdinand's excellent Merovingians or Goths, add a "the" and one of these descriptors, and presto, a character for your long-planned spoof fantasy novel.
unlikely, chuckleheaded, aloof, lacklustre, slow, murky, neurotic, clichéd, pediculous, dour, bungling, dandy and 23 more...
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the trial of the wasps
The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us!
quixotic, shattered, extravagant, warmth, courage, indomitable, spunky, unscathed, valiant, plucky, protagonist, antagonist and 27 more...
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My List
frugal, vicissitude, scatter, fiduciary, calf, mesmerize, eke, unkempt, callousness, heist, fumble, flinty and 31 more...
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