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- [spuhng-kee]
- /ˈspʌŋ ki/
- /ˈspʌŋ.ki/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [spuhng-kee]
- /ˈspʌŋ ki/
Definitions of spunky word
- adjective spunky plucky; spirited. 1
- adjective spunky brave, daring 1
- adjective spunky good looking 1
- adjective spunky A spunky person shows courage. 0
- adjective spunky having spunk; courageous; spirited 0
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Origin of spunky
First appearance:
before 1780 One of the 45% newest English words
First recorded in 1780-90; spunk + -y1
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Parts of speech for Spunky
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spunky popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spunky
adj spunky
- aweless — feeling no awe
- ballsy — You can describe a person or their behaviour as ballsy if you admire them because you think they are energetic and brave.
- bodacious — If you say that someone or something is bodacious, you mean that they are very good or impressive.
- bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
- brazen — If you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.
adjective spunky
- game — an amusement or pastime: children's games.
- herolike — Resembling or characteristic of a hero; heroic.
- hotblooded — Spirited, rash, reckless.
- impavid — (archaic) fearless, undaunted.
- overbold — Excessively bold.
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