spunkless
- a word derived from spunk.
Example Sentences
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In the best of circumstances, it would strain credulity; with Molly played by dull, spunkless Blythe Danner, its strength is incomprehensible.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had left short, stocky, moon-faced Jake Guzick, who hides shrewd ability under a spunkless whine, in charge of the Capone gang.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was plain to me that the pair of them, spineless and spunkless, were afraid of the men they were supposed to boss.
From The Mutiny of the Elsinore by London, Jack
Arabella was too spunkless to applaud; Patricia was too jealous.
From Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore by Brooks, Amy
