SPUNKY

game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky

(adjective) willing to face danger

feisty, plucky, spunky

(adjective) showing courage; ā€œthe champion is faced with a feisty challengerā€

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

spunky (comparative spunkier, superlative spunkiest)

Spirited or plucky.

(UK) Pertaining to or like spunk (semen).

(UK) Stained with semen.

Source: Wiktionary


Spunk"y, a. [Compar. Spunkier; superl. Spunkiest.]

Definition: Full of spunk; quick; spirited. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; ā€œtheoretical scienceā€


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