Meaning of spunkish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Synonym of spunky.
2. Decrepit or unsound.

Examples

“After Lil Rocker hastily greeted me with a brotherly handshake and his spunkish smile⟳, I quickly inquired as to where he was going in such a rush⟳.”

“I do not know⟳ whether any of you have⟳ seen Mr. Crnwe. He is a thin, middle-sized chap of seven-and-twenty ; dark brown hair, a little frizzley ; face⟳ yellowfied by the West Indies ; grey eyes ; large teeth that project outwards like⟳ a horse's; spunkish legs, not very straight; and, withal, he has a rather delicate appearance.”

“A shrunken elm-bole, which age and the lightnings have⟳ robbed of branch and twig, stands on a hump of earth beside a decayed and spunkish oak.”

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