Definitions for plucky

plucky pluck·y

Spelling: [pluhk-ee]
IPA: /ˈplʌk i/

Plucky is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 17 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.

You can make 59 anagrams from letters in plucky (cklpuy).

Definitions for plucky

adjective

  1. having or showing pluck or courage; brave:

Origin of plucky

First recorded in 1820-30; pluck + -y1

Examples for plucky

But then, excepting Strike and his plucky assistant, Robin, almost no one in this story is particularly nice.

He was good-natured, plucky in a hard-headed British way, and gentlemanly.

How glad I am that I—And how plucky and splendid of you not to lose your head, but just to hang on.

True, the story contains no sex scenes and no swearing, and its protagonists, other than Skink, are two plucky teenagers.

But on a plucky Jewish mayor, ripping through a comeback tour?

plucky Costa Rica upsets vaunted Uruguay, as Italy outsmarts England.

Marie Roger kissed me, saying, "You are a plucky little comrade!"

Joey was strong, resourceful, plucky, goofy, and vulnerable—and, of course, you hoped she would pick Pacey over Dawson.

I must confess that I was stupefied with admiration for this plucky man.

The landlady was already in hysterics; the Vogt girls were pale but plucky.

Word Value for plucky
Scrable

17

Words with friends

20

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