pluckier; pluckiest
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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?
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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
Martin has a gorgeous, rich tone that pairs well with the wailing guitars and plucky rhythm that comprise ZJ Chrome’s riddim.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
The film may come as a surprise to consumers of Western media, accustomed to seeing Ukraine presented in relatively straightforward terms as the plucky underdog resisting the might of Moscow.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
Bridget Jones hit the silver screen, fans have been clamoring to see the further adventures of the plucky heroine, played by Renée Zellweger.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
The perennial favorite about the plucky red-haired orphan who finds a home with the New York billionaire Daddy Warbucks during the Great Depression.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
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
Martin has a gorgeous, rich tone that pairs well with the wailing guitars and plucky rhythm that comprise ZJ Chrome’s riddim.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
The film may come as a surprise to consumers of Western media, accustomed to seeing Ukraine presented in relatively straightforward terms as the plucky underdog resisting the might of Moscow.
—Catherine Bray, Variety, 17 Feb. 2024
Bridget Jones hit the silver screen, fans have been clamoring to see the further adventures of the plucky heroine, played by Renée Zellweger.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
The perennial favorite about the plucky red-haired orphan who finds a home with the New York billionaire Daddy Warbucks during the Great Depression.
—Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 26 Jan. 2024
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First Known Use
1840, in the meaning defined above
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