pluckier; pluckiest
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But Grande, in the showier role as the perky, plucky Glinda, owns the movie with her hair flips and humorous hubris.
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Our plucky gal has found a new project manager: a man in a vest with a button-up shirt!
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
The clip begins with Elmo noticing Garfield not being his normal, plucky self.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
This is the premise of The Shooting Star, a comic book starring the plucky young Belgian journalist Tintin, published in 1942.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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Eric Andersson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024
Our plucky gal has found a new project manager: a man in a vest with a button-up shirt!
—Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2024
The clip begins with Elmo noticing Garfield not being his normal, plucky self.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
This is the premise of The Shooting Star, a comic book starring the plucky young Belgian journalist Tintin, published in 1942.
—Lev Grossman, The Atlantic, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Plucky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plucky. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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