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Pluckily

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pluck·y  (plk)
adj. pluck·i·er, pluck·i·est
Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave.
plucki·ly adv.
plucki·ness n.
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Adv.1.pluckily - in a plucky manner; "he was Brentford's defensive star in pluckily holding out the determined Reading raids for long periods"


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They had set me with my back against the wall, and I stood there, looking Silver in the face, pluckily enough, I hope, to all outward appearance, but with black despair in my heart.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
In the midst of it all the worthy vicar was very pluckily holding an early celebra- tion, and his bell was jangling out above the excitement.
The War Of The Worlds by Wells, H.G. View in context
Nor had the doctor so much as met him, but had merely read of him in connection with a small sensation at the suburban branch which my namesake managed; an armed robber had been rather pluckily beaten off, with a bullet in him, by this Raffles; and the sort of thing was so common out there that this was the first I had heard of it
The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
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