pluckier; pluckiest
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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).
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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
And Stella, the plucky assistant stage manager/hero, shares some DNA with Margaret Qualley’s Elizabeth Weiland—in that both women are lightly obsessed with a theater god.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The perk to being plucky in interior ice is the opportunity to score goals.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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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
And Stella, the plucky assistant stage manager/hero, shares some DNA with Margaret Qualley’s Elizabeth Weiland—in that both women are lightly obsessed with a theater god.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
The perk to being plucky in interior ice is the opportunity to score goals.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 25 Jan. 2026.
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