spunkish adjective2 •Decrepit or unsound.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. — 1907 •Synonym of spunky.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. — 2011 formsmore spunkish · most spunkish