Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See synonyms at brave.
pluckily pluck'i·ly adv.pluckiness pluck'i·ness n.
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pluck·y (plŭk'ē) ![]() |
Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See synonyms at brave.
pluckily pluck'i·ly adv.| Thesaurus: plucky |
adjective
| Antonyms: plucky |
Definition: brave
Antonyms: cowardly, timid, timorous
| WordNet: plucky |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
showing courage
Synonyms: feisty, spunky
Meaning #2:
showing courage in the face of danger
| Translations: Plucky |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - modig, skarp
Français (French)
adj. - courageux
Deutsch (German)
adj. - tapfer
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αποφασιστικός, ψυχωμένος, τολμηρός, παλικάρι
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - corajoso, ousado, resoluto
Español (Spanish)
adj. - valiente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kavat, modig
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
有勇气的, 大胆的, 有胆量的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 有勇氣的, 大膽的, 有膽量的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 용기 있는, 원기 왕성한
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 勇気のある, 勇敢な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) شجاع, جريء, مقدام
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - אמיץ, נועז
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