"spunkish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spunkish [comparative], most spunkish [superlative]
Etymology: spunk + -ish Etymology templates: {{af|en|spunk|-ish}} spunk + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj}} spunkish (comparative more spunkish, superlative most spunkish)
  1. Synonym of spunky Synonyms: spunky [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-spunkish-en-adj-Hc1Bv~lW
  2. Decrepit or unsound.
    Sense id: en-spunkish-en-adj-FgIXMzP9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 38 62

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