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pluckily

[pluhk-ee]

adjective, pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est.

having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy.

Origin:
1820–30; pluck + -y¹

Related forms

pluck·i·ly, adverb

pluck·i·ness, noun

Synonyms
courageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited.

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plucky (ˈplʌkɪ)

—*adj* , pluckier, pluckiest
	having or showing courage in the face of difficulties, danger, etc

'pluckily

—*adv*

'pluckiness

—n

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