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pluckier

pluckier is the comparative form of plucky.

Meaning of plucky

Adjective

plucky (comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest)

  1. (informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
    • For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, / Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century1890, W. S. Gilbert, “The Modern Major-General”, in Songs of a Savoyard
    Synonyms:
    brave, spunky, feisty

Questions about pluckier

What is pluckier the comparative form of?
Pluckier is the comparative form of plucky.

Words near pluckier in the dictionary

  1. pluckees
  2. plucker
  3. pluckers
  4. pluckest
  5. plucketh
  6. pluckier
  7. pluckiest
  8. pluckily
  9. pluckiness
  10. plucking
  11. plucking out

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