plucky (ˈplʌkɪ
)
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adjective
Word forms: pluckier, pluckiest
- having or showing courage in the face of difficulties, danger, etc
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ˈpluckily adverb ˈpluckiness nounSynonyms
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And when Timmy made his customary ` plucky ' exit, the press threw their full support behind Maria.
Megastar (2004)But the plucky pair ripped 22 from the third last over of the night, bowled by Queensland quick Michael Kasprowicz.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2004)Bart-Williams helped bring Forest back from the dead in a tricky third-round replay at plucky Second Division Oxford.
Sun, News of the World (2000)Figure 7 charts the progress of our plucky patient (who, incidentally, was only thirty four years old).
, Protection for Life (1989)