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spunky
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spunky, adj. (spunkier, spunkiest) colloq. brave, spirited.
Derivative
spunkily adv.
THESAURUS
spunky
beany, bold, bulldoggish, combustible, courageous, dauntless, doughty, explosive, fearless, fiery, game, gamy, gritty, gutsy, gutty, hasty, high-spirited, hot, hot-tempered, hotheaded, mettlesome, nervy, passionate, peppery, pertinacious, plucky, quick, quick-tempered, red-blooded, resolute, short-tempered, spirited, spiritful, tenacious, tough, unfearing, volcanicFor further exploring for "spunky" in Webster Dictionary Online