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Meaning of 'plucky' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Plucky [ superl.]
- Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race.

Meaning of 'plucky' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . plucky [ a]
Meaning (1):
- marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
Example in sentence:
  • a gutsy red wine;
  • the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement;
  • you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do
2 . plucky [ s]
Meaning (2):
- showing courage
Example in sentence:
  • the champion is faced with a feisty challenger

Nearby Words:

pluck plucked plucker pluckily pluckiness plucking pluckless pluff plug plugged

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