Plucky

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave.
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  • adj. Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Possessing pluck, or spirit and courage; spirited; courageous.
  • In photography, clear and bright: said of a negative or print. Gelatinobromide papers for contact-printing are so designated.
  • Capable of being plucked; fracturing easily along certain planes: as, a plucky rock. See plucking.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited
  • adj. showing courage
    • Equivalent
    spirited   
    Variant
    pluckiest    pluckier   
    Form
    pluckily    pluckiness   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    courageous    spirited    brave    feisty    spunky   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Chuckie    Kentucky    Truckee    bucky    chuckie    luckie    lucky    mucky    unlucky    yucky   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    resourceful    gallant    good-hearted    high-spirited    enterprising    intrepid    undaunted    self-reliant    self-sacrificing    nice-looking   
     
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