Dictionary:
spunk·y (spŭng'kē) ![]() |
Spirited; plucky.
spunkily spunk'i·ly adv.spunkiness spunk'i·ness n.
Dictionary:
spunk·y (spŭng'kē) ![]() |
Spirited; plucky.
spunkily spunk'i·ly adv.| Thesaurus: spunky |
adjective
| English Folklore: spunky |
A name for the Will-o'-the-Wisp in some areas, for example Lowland Scotland and Somerset, from a dialect word for a spark. In Somerset, spunkies were thought to be the souls of unbaptized children doomed to wander the earth till Judgement Day (Tongue, 1965: 93-5).
| Translations: Spunky |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rask, livlig, arrig, vred, modig
Nederlands (Dutch)
levendig, vol lef
Français (French)
adj. - plein d'audace, plein de cran
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (καθομ.) ψυχωμένος, θαρραλέος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corajoso
Русский (Russian)
смелый, вспыльчивый, горячий, раздражительный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - valiente, arrojado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - modig, livlig, hetsig, fnöskartad, fnöskliknande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有精神的, 容易发怒的, 生气蓬勃的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有精神的, 容易發怒的, 生氣蓬勃的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 씩씩한, 용감한, 화 잘 내는
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 血気盛んな, 勇敢な, 活気のある, 短気な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شجاع, مقدام
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אמיץ, מושך מינית (עגה, אוסטרל.)
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