spunkier; spunkiest
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a spunky determination to make the best of a bad situation
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By this time, the crowd was getting into the action and expressing vocal support for the spunky fellow.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
That spunky track became the group’s first of 27 top 10 hits on the chart, including four chart-toppers.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2024
That spunky track became the group’s first of 27 top 10 hits on the chart, including four chart-toppers.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Spunky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spunky. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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