The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Spunky \Spunk"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. Spunkier (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Spunkiest.] Full of spunk; quick; spirited. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
spunky adj 1: showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" [syn: feisty, plucky, spunky] 2: willing to face danger [syn: game, gamy, gamey, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky]