plucky
/ˈplʌki/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "For my military knowledge, though I'm plucky and adventury, / Has only been brought down to the beginning of the century"
- ""Dam' plucky of you, fixing it up like that. I kept that copper talking...give you a chance. By George, you did it perfectly.""
- "At the start of the hearing, Mr. Bezos introduced himself as a lucky and humble example of the success of American democracy — the son of a plucky mother and a supportive, immigrant father who “fostered my curiosity and encouraged me to dream big.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English pluck Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English plucky From pluck (“nerve, persistence”) + -y.