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pluckless

pluckless adjective: without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.

Adjective

pluckless (comparative more pluckless, superlative most pluckless)

  1. Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
    Synonyms:
    unplucky

Synonyms of pluckless

Forms of pluckless

comparativemore pluckless
superlativemost pluckless

Origin of pluckless

From pluck + -less.

Words formed from pluckless

Questions about pluckless

What does pluckless mean?
Pluckless means without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.
What part of speech is pluckless?
Pluckless is an adjective.

Words near pluckless in the dictionary

  1. plucking post
  2. plucking posts
  3. plucking up
  4. plucking up one's courage
  5. pluckings
  6. pluckless
  7. plucklessness
  8. Pluckley
  9. Pluckrose
  10. plucks
  11. plucks out

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