plucky

[ pluhk-ee ]

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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 plucky

First recorded in 1820–30; pluck + -y¹

Other words for plucky

courageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited

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Other words from plucky

pluck·i·ly, adverb
pluck·i·ness, noun

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How to use plucky in a sentence

President Obama acknowledged the pluckiness of Bostonians when he spoke just hours after the attack.
The Boston Bombings: Resilience vs. Panic | Daniel Klaidman | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
They were decidedly in the wrong, but one cannot but admire their pluckiness.
The Story of London | Henry B. Wheatley
It is no more than he ought to have done, for your pluckiness saved Flurry.
Esther | Rosa Nouchette Carey
It was beautiful, the pluckiness of it, the impudence of it.
Following the Equator, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for plucky

plucky

/ (ˈplʌkɪ) /

adjectivepluckier or pluckiest

having or showing courage in the face of difficulties, danger, etc

Derived forms of plucky

pluckily, adverb
pluckiness, noun

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