pluckier; pluckiest
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Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart.
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Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
Despite the occasional hoot or holler in the audience, a hush crept over the amphitheater as Young sang, played plucky guitar and showcased his harmonica skills between verses.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
These Warriors — four-time champions who have lost one Western Conference playoff series in a decade, will somehow go into this postseason playing the role of a plucky underdog.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
At others, Maxine is the plucky underdog who is kinder and more empathetic than all of the other characters combined.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
What evidence is there to suggest the Wildcats possess the game and the gumption required to fend off plucky Long Beach State on Thursday in Salt Lake City, then repel Nevada or Dayton in the second round?
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly — one of our characters is a plucky optimistic vault-dweller [played by Ella Purnell,] who strives into the world to win the hearts of minds of whoever is alive.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Their plucky abrasiveness might rub against mainstream sensibilities, but The Gutter — like an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
The Mean Girls star plays mousy book editor Maddie Kelly in the story, which follows our plucky heroine on a journey to find love by learning to advocate for herself first.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 10 May 2024
Despite the occasional hoot or holler in the audience, a hush crept over the amphitheater as Young sang, played plucky guitar and showcased his harmonica skills between verses.
—Audrey Gibbs, USA TODAY, 10 May 2024
These Warriors — four-time champions who have lost one Western Conference playoff series in a decade, will somehow go into this postseason playing the role of a plucky underdog.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
At others, Maxine is the plucky underdog who is kinder and more empathetic than all of the other characters combined.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2024
What evidence is there to suggest the Wildcats possess the game and the gumption required to fend off plucky Long Beach State on Thursday in Salt Lake City, then repel Nevada or Dayton in the second round?
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 19 Mar. 2024
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly — one of our characters is a plucky optimistic vault-dweller [played by Ella Purnell,] who strives into the world to win the hearts of minds of whoever is alive.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Their plucky abrasiveness might rub against mainstream sensibilities, but The Gutter — like an early Paul Beatty novel — seems destined to be a cult classic.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2024
The Mean Girls star plays mousy book editor Maddie Kelly in the story, which follows our plucky heroine on a journey to find love by learning to advocate for herself first.
—Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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