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BNC: 22714 COCA: 24306

plucky

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plucky /ˈplʌki/ adjective
pluckier; pluckiest
plucky
/ˈplʌki/
adjective
pluckier; pluckiest
Learner's definition of PLUCKY
[also more plucky; most plucky] informal
: having or showing a lot of courage or determination坚忍不拔的;有勇气的;有毅力的
BNC: 22714 COCA: 24306
pluckier; pluckiest
pluckily adverb
pluckiness noun

Example Sentences

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Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of plucky was in 1840
BNC: 22714 COCA: 24306

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