"spunkish" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more spunkish [comparative], most spunkish [superlative]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ish, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ish: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. Decrepit or unsound.
    Sense id: en-spunkish-en-adj-FgIXMzP9
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