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Definition of pluckiness - 2 dictionary results

pluck⋅y

  [pluhk-ee]
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–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 + -y 1

Related forms:
pluck⋅i⋅ly, adverb
pluck⋅i⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
courageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited.
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pluck·y   (plŭk'ē)   
adj.   pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est
Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave.
pluck'i·ly adv., pluck'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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