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Definition of Spunky
1. Adjective. Showing courage. "The champion is faced with a feisty challenger"
2. Adjective. Willing to face danger.
Similar to: Brave, Courageous
Derivative terms: Grit, Mettlesomeness, Spunk
Definition of Spunky
1. a. Full of spunk; quick; spirited.
Definition of Spunky
1. Adjective. Spirited or plucky. ¹
2. Adjective. (British) Pertaining to or like spunk (semen). ¹
3. Adjective. (British) Stained with semen. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spunky
1. plucky [adj SPUNKIER, SPUNKIEST] : SPUNKILY [adv] - See also: plucky
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spunky
Literary usage of Spunky
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Л spunky, mettlesome. (2) A spark ; a match. North. (3) An excrescence on the
trunki of trees. SPUNT, part. p. Spurned. Stiff. SPUR, (1) ». To prop up. ..."
2. The Pictorial Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion by Richard Miller Devens (1866)
"Bob, the spunky Drummer Boy. The battle of Fredericksburg was attended by many
memorable instances of individual heroism. It is known that, for several days ..."
3. Autobiography of Peter Cartwright: The Backwoods Preacher by Peter Cartwright (1857)
"When I got to the camp-ground, my little spunky Methodist widow was tented on
the ground. She came and invited me to her tent, and then told me the ..."
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