plucky
pronunciation
How to pronounce plucky in British English:
UK [ˈplʌki]
How to pronounce plucky in American English:
US [ˈplʌki]
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- Adjective:
- showing courage
- showing courage in the face of danger
Word Origin
- plucky (adj.)
- 1831, from pluck (n.) + -y (2). Related: Pluckily; pluckiness.
Example
- 1. The plucky pair were in fact lucky to be alive after being found orphaned .
- 2. It just takes one plucky parent to get kids learning the basics of mechanical engineering by the time they can ride a bike .
- 3. As the killer whales moved in , the plucky pinniped leapt on to the vast ribbed belly of a humpback , and nestled in the animal 's armpit .
- 4. In arab eyes , hamas are plucky champions - david fighting the israeli goliath with homemade rockets instead of a slingshot - while israel sees them as killers who hide behind their civilians and who are willing to sacrifice them for propaganda triumphs .
- 5. It was the operatic version of the chinese costume melodramas so loved by television audiences . It pulled at every populist heartstring , from the plucky woman warrior in a bright silk robe to the backdrops of peony branches and a red sunset over the great wall .