Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plucked

/plʌkt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.18 in modern English

Syllables: plucked
IPA: /plʌkt/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pluck

adj

Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.

adj

Played by plucking.

adj

Having courage and spirit; plucky.

British usage; Dated; Slang

adj

Exposed, embarrassed, humiliated, or caught publicly.

American usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]"

Usage

British usage
Dated
Slang
American usage

Inflected Forms

more plucked (comparative) most plucked (superlative)

Derived Forms

pluckedness unplucked

Frequently Paired Words

shaved

Rhymes With

fucked construct sucked tucked duct instruct reconstruct deduct obstruct ducked destruct self-destruct

Questions

How do you pronounce plucked?: The recorded pronunciation is /plʌkt/.
What does plucked mean?: simple past and past participle of pluck

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