Plucky Definition

plucky
adjective
  1. marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; "you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do"; "the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist; "a gutsy red wine"
  2. showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"

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