plucky
adjective
having or showing pluck or courage; brave.
pluckiness
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a word derived from
plucky.
Example Sentences
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He interacted with amp feedback to turn the guitar's usual "pluckiness" into anything from mechanical growls to uncannily vocal timbres, to other-worldly sustained flute sounds.
From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2023
Combined with the warmth of ginger and the pluckiness of traditional African spices, the bitter and sweet flavors of Red Drink were a liquid love letter in remembrance of a distant homeland.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 10, 2022
The early buzz was all lucky-duck pluckiness: We can make the entire thing a signature green space!
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 6, 2018
Gaga isn’t much like any of them: She’s more like Liza Minnelli, who channeled some of her mother’s fragility but tempered it with pluckiness.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2018
In many cases the Boers gave from their own scant stock of provisions to the starving men, for whom they expressed the utmost admiration for their pluckiness and determination.
From The Transvaal from Within A Private Record of Public Affairs by Sir Percy Fitzpatrick
