plucky
adjective/ˈplʌki/
/ˈplʌki/
(comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest)
(informal)- having a lot of courage; being very determined synonym brave
- The plucky youngster had four operations during her long battle against the illness.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPlucky is used with these nouns:- heroine
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