51Թ

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plucky

[pluhk-ee]

adjective

pluckier, pluckiest 
  1. having or showing pluck or courage; brave.

    The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.

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plucky

/ ˈʌɪ /

adjective

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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • pluckily adverb
  • pluckiness noun
  • ˈܳ쾱 adverb
  • ˈܳ쾱Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of plucky1

First recorded in 1820–30; pluck + -y 1
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She was the plucky underdog who, through sheer grit and a knack for a good headline, pushed her Ultimo bra concept onto the marketplace and into the high street's biggest shops.

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Here are a few pictures of those plucky people, who helped raise some £40,000 for Essex charities.

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Public opinion may well reward a plucky fight for the soul of the nation — and if it doesn’t, then the republic was already lost.

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A smothering USC press would eventually put a stop to Greensboro’s plucky start.

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Were it not for the tenacity of two plucky London architects in the early 1990s and their unwavering vision, London's skyline - and the capital's New Year's Eve fireworks celebrations - would be significantly different today.

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