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Plucky

//ˈplʌki// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances. informal

    "For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, / Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century"

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited wordnet
  2. 2
    showing courage wordnet

Etymology

From pluck (“nerve, persistence”) + -y.

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