pluckier; pluckiest
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Arsenal will be desperate to get back to winning ways here after being held to a 1-1 draw by a plucky Fulham side last time out.
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Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
While Litman’s work is less plucky than that produced by Graffitimundo or Mission Gráfica, the artist doesn’t shy away from the art form’s activist roots.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 14 Dec. 2024
While Litman’s work is less plucky than that produced by Graffitimundo or Mission Gráfica, the artist doesn’t shy away from the art form’s activist roots.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.
—Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
—Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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