If you're plucky, and not over subject to fright. --Barham. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
pluckier — pluck·y || plÊŒkɪ adj. brave, courageous, spirited; bold, daring, resolute … English contemporary dictionary
Pluckiest — Plucky Pluck y, a. [Compar. {Pluckier}; superl. {Pluckiest}.] Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. [1913 Webster] If you re plucky, and not over subject to fright. Barham.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Plucky — Pluck y, a. [Compar. {Pluckier}; superl. {Pluckiest}.] Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. [1913 Webster] If you re plucky, and not over subject to fright. Barham. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
plucky — adjective (pluckier; est) Date: 1840 spirited, brave • pluckily adverb • pluckiness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
plucky — pluckily, adv. pluckiness, n. /pluk ee/, adj., pluckier, pluckiest. having or showing pluck or courage; brave: The drowning swimmer was rescued by a plucky schoolboy. [1820 30; PLUCK + Y1] Syn. courageous, determined; cheerful; spunky, spirited.… … Universalium
plucky — adjective (pluckier, pluckiest) determined and courageous in the face of difficulties. Derivatives pluckily adverb pluckiness noun … English new terms dictionary
plucky — adjective pluckier, pluckiest informal brave and determined: It took guts to stand up to those bullies she s a plucky kid. pluckily adverb pluckiness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
plucky — UK [ˈplʌkɪ] / US adjective Word forms plucky : adjective plucky comparative pluckier superlative pluckiest brave and determined, especially when success is unlikely a plucky boy/attempt Derived words: pluckily adverb pluckiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
plucky — /ˈplʌki / (say plukee) adjective (pluckier, pluckiest) having or showing pluck or courage; brave. –pluckily, adverb –pluckiness, noun …
pluckily — plucky ► ADJECTIVE (pluckier, pluckiest) ▪ determined and courageous in the face of difficulties. DERIVATIVES pluckily adverb pluckiness noun … English terms dictionary
