[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

spunky \spunk"y\ -y^, a. compar. spunkier -i^~er;
   superl. spunkiest.
   full of spunk; quick; spirited. colloq.
   1913 webster
see also:
spunkier spunkiest 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

spunky
     adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty
            challenger" syn: feisty, plucky
     2: willing to face danger syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty,
         mettlesome, spirited
see also:
feisty plucky game gamy gamey gritty 
mettlesome spirited 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

37 moby thesaurus words for "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, volcanic

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