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[ pluhk-ee ] / ˈplʌk i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR plucky ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est.having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy. Origin of pluckyFirst recorded in 1820–30; pluck + -y1 SYNONYMS FOR pluckycourageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited. SEE SYNONYMS FOR plucky ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM pluckypluck·i·ly, adverbpluck·i·ness, nounWords nearby pluckyPLSS, plu., pluck, pluck up, pluck up one's courage, plucky, plug, plug and feathers, Plug and Play, plug away at, plugboard Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pluckyJoey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson. How Can Katie Holmes Escape Tom Cruise—and ‘Dawson’s Creek’?|Tim Teeman|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST True, the story contains no sex scenes and no swearing, and its protagonists, other than Skink, are two plucky teenagers. Can Carl Hiaasen Save Florida?|Malcolm Jones|September 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Plucky Costa Rica upsets vaunted Uruguay, as Italy outsmarts England. The Group of Life|Tunku Varadarajan|June 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST But then, excepting Strike and his plucky assistant, Robin, almost no one in this story is particularly nice. Speed Read: J.K. Rowling Pens Another Winner With ‘The Silkworm’|Malcolm Jones|June 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on a plucky Jewish mayor, ripping through a comeback tour? Anthony Weiner Is Now Wearing Colorful Pants on the Mayoral Campaign Trail|Isabel Wilkinson|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Let us hope the plucky fellow lived to give his doctors the lie. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6)|Louis Creswicke The peculiarity about this plucky little steamer is that no craft that ever plowed through those waters is so dependable. The Launch Boys' Cruise in the Deerfoot|Edward S. Ellis He said he didn't know anything about your age, but that you were certainly strong and plucky enough for the trip. Diana was plucky as a rule, but she was very tired now, and hungry as well. A harum-scarum schoolgirl|Angela Brazil But the plucky little Monitor had won a tremendous moral victory.
British Dictionary definitions for plucky
adjective pluckier or pluckiesthaving or showing courage in the face of difficulties, danger, etc Derived forms of pluckypluckily, adverbpluckiness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to pluckyspunky, spirited, gutsy, valiant, courageous, heroic, adventurous, bold, confident, daring, determined, fearless, game, gritty, lionhearted, nervy, persevering, sporting, stalwart, tenacious |