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adj. having a proud and unbroken spirit

game, gamy, gamey, gritty, spirited, spunky

adj. willing to face danger

adj. willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises; "adventurous pioneers"; "the risks and gains of an adventuresome economy"

bold

adj. fearless and daring; "bold settlers on some foreign shore"; "a bold speech"; "a bold adventure"

nervy, courageous

adj. showing or requiring courage and contempt of danger; "the nervy feats of mountaineers"

courageous, gutsy

adj. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"

boisterous

adj. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"

buoyant, resilient

adj. recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

gallant, dashing

adj. lively and spirited; "a dashing hero"

exuberant, ebullient, high-spirited

adj. joyously unrestrained

spunky, plucky, feisty

adj. showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

hoyden, hoydenish, tomboyish

adj. used of girls; wild and boisterous

impertinent, saucy, irreverent, pert

adj. characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality; "a certain irreverent gaiety and ease of manner"

lively, sprightly, canty

adj. full of vitality: "`canty' is a British term"

whipping, snappy

adj. smart and fashionable; "snappy conversation"; "some sharp and whipping lines"

vivacious, vibrant

adj. vigorous and animated; "a vibrant group that challenged the system"; "a charming and vivacious hostess"; "a vivacious folk dance"

yeasty, zestful, zesty

adj. marked by spirited enjoyment

gallant

adj. unflinching in battle or action; "a gallant warrior"; "put up a gallant resistance to the attackers"

lionhearted

adj. extraordinarily courageous

stalwart, stouthearted, stout-hearted, valiant

adj. used especially of persons; "a stalwart knight"; "a stouthearted fellow who had an active career in the army"

undaunted

adj. resolutely courageous; "undaunted in the face of death"

valiant, valorous

adj. having or showing valor; "a valiant attempt to prevent the hijack"; "a valiant soldier"

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