"spunky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /spʌŋki/ Forms: spunky [positive], spunkier [comparative], spunkiest [superlative]
Etymology: spunk + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|spunk|y}} spunk + -y Head templates: {{adj|spunky|spunkier|spunkiest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Someone who is spunky has spunk or zest
    Sense id: simple-spunky-en-adj-h6Kd6WEt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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