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spunkily en · ADV

Etymology

From spunky + -ly.

Meanings

1. in a spunky manner
   • Bompass holds Aurora accountable for a debt owed him by her late husband; she can't pay; and their argument escalates until Bompass, no gentleman he, challenges Aurora to a duel--and she spunkily accepts the challenge. 1991 May 10, Albert Williams, “Off Off Loop Theater Festival: High Fidelity/Mo' Better Blue Velvet, or David Lynch Mob Mentality/Babes in Arms, Act I”, in Chicago Reader:
   • As for Blue, spunkily performed by Sachs, what can be said for a female character who wants her man to kill her with his dick? 1989 January 20, Tom Boeker, “Beirut”, in Chicago Reader:

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