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  1. adjective. informal uk / ˈplʌk.i / us / ˈplʌk.i / Add to word list. brave: It was plucky of you to chase after the burglar. Synonyms. brave. gutsy informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. brave The King was a brave warrior. courageous She was a courageous woman who never complained about her illness.

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      adjective. informal us / ˈplʌk.i / uk / ˈplʌk.i / Add to...

  2. adjective. informal us / ˈplʌk.i / uk / ˈplʌk.i / Add to word list. brave: It was plucky of you to chase after the burglar. Synonyms. brave. gutsy informal. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. brave The King was a brave warrior. courageous She was a courageous woman who never complained about her illness.

  3. Pluck is courage or heart, so to be plucky is to have those qualities. This word describes brave people and actions, and it means about the same as feisty and spunky. It often applies to people who bravely struggle against powerful forces. A short person playing basketball is plucky.

  4. If someone, for example a sick child, is described as plucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage. [journalism, approval] The plucky five-year-old was determined to overcome her fear and hand-feed a donkey.

  5. Plucky definition: having or showing pluck or courage; brave. See examples of PLUCKY used in a sentence.

  6. Definition of plucky adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. May 31, 2012 · adjective. ˈplə-kē. pluckier; pluckiest. Synonyms of plucky. : spirited, brave. pluckily. ˈplə-kə-lē. adverb. pluckiness. ˈplə-kē-nəs. noun. Examples of plucky in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Fitting, then, that Bernstein's musical adaptation of that text's dialogues is lush and plucky.

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