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pluckless, a.|ˈplʌklɪs| [f. pluck n.1 7 + -less.] Without pluck; devoid of courage or spirit. Hence ˈplucklessness.
1821Blackw. Mag. X. 217 You should let those pluckless Tories know the truth. 1824Ibid. XV. 92, I do care for the intense plucklessness of our party. 1832Ibid. XXXI. 142/2 The fear may be great—and it is so among the pluckless—but the danger is small. |