Pluckily

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a plucky manner.

    "He was loudly praised for sticking so pluckily to his self-imposed task, and to this day, though it is thirteen years ago, the diggers on the Australian coast talk of the voyage of the Springbok and speak gratefully of the man who helped to save her."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a plucky manner wordnet

Example

More examples

"He was loudly praised for sticking so pluckily to his self-imposed task, and to this day, though it is thirteen years ago, the diggers on the Australian coast talk of the voyage of the Springbok and speak gratefully of the man who helped to save her."

Etymology

From plucky + -ly.

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