plucky

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And there was Betty Dyson--plucky, cheerful old soul.

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  1. adjective Having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances. See Synonyms at brave.

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  • But he was young and plucky, and pulled himself together, and after the pause of a few seconds stepped forward again, raised the lamp, and examined the picture which had been dusted and washed, and now stood out clearly. —  AHMM,November2007
  • The white rebel, who has done his utmost to bring about the rebellion, is lionized, called a plucky fellow, a great man, while the negro, who welcomes us, who is ready to peril his life to aid us, is kicked, cuffed, and driven back to his master, there to be scourged for his kindness to us. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of The Citizen-soldier, by John Beatty.
  • Are you ready to forgive me And whether it was because at that moment Mrs. Clyde's comfortable barn hove in sight, or in response to Alec's pleading, Chula gave a low whinny, and her mistress, looking into Alec's face which was lifted for her approval, smiled CHAPTER XVIII KITTY'S COTILLION That was plucky--Blue Bonnet's riding the mare home yesterday," Alec remarked at the breakfast-table next morning What was that?" —  Blue Bonnet in Boston or, Boarding-School Days at Miss North's
  • But Brother Crow was plucky, and he sang right along in spite of the emptiness in his craw. —  Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country
  • And he told me I'd just got to be plucky--he knew I could if I tried--and not let it interfere either. —  The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
 

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