"plucky" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈplʌki/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-plucky.wav Forms: pluckier [comparative], pluckiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌki Etymology: pluck (“nerve, persistence”) + -y Etymology templates: {{af|en|pluck|-y|gloss1=nerve, persistence|id1=nerve}} pluck (“nerve, persistence”) + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} plucky (comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest)
  1. (informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: brave, spunky, feisty Derived forms: pluckily, pluckiness Translations (having or showing pluck): решителен (rešitelen) (Bulgarian), kurážný (Czech), rohkea (Finnish), sisukas (Finnish), courageux (French), qui a du cran (French), beherzt (German), tapfer (German), θαρραλέος (tharraléos) (Greek), वीर (vīr) (Hindi), coraggioso (Italian), impavido (Italian), 勇敢 (yǒnggǎn) (Mandarin), kiriūka (Maori), whaipara (Maori), gamme (Norman), modig (Norwegian Bokmål), djerv (Norwegian Bokmål), dzielny (Polish), ousado (Portuguese), impávido (Portuguese), отва́жный (otvážnyj) (Russian), odvážny (Slovak), valiente (Spanish), osado (Spanish), modig (Swedish), djärv (Swedish), can đảm (Vietnamese)

Inflected forms

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