pluckier; pluckiest
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McAdams plays the plucky Linda Liddle, a valuable but unnoticed asset to making the wheels turn at a consulting firm as a strategy and planning exec.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That was a way in that could also become this wonderful, vivid world of primary colors and plucky kids and eccentric customers, and be very observational and immersive.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
Fans of twisty murder mysteries set in stately British homes and admirers of the shrewd, plucky heroines who solve them, rejoice!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
That was a way in that could also become this wonderful, vivid world of primary colors and plucky kids and eccentric customers, and be very observational and immersive.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 25 Jan. 2026
So, once again, is Spike (Alfie Williams), a plucky, soulful-eyed twelve-year-old, who was befriended by Ian in the previous film, and who was last seen being rescued from a pack of the infected by a strangely menacing benefactor, Jimmy (Jack O’Connell).
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 16 Jan. 2026
Fans of twisty murder mysteries set in stately British homes and admirers of the shrewd, plucky heroines who solve them, rejoice!
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for plucky
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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