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Plucky vs Plucked - What's the difference?

plucky | plucked |

As adjectives the difference between plucky and plucked

is that plucky is having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances while plucked is (of something with feathers, hair etc ) having had these items removed by plucking.

As a verb plucked is

(pluck).

plucky

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
  • Synonyms

    * brave * spunky * feisty

    Derived terms

    * pluckily * pluckiness

    plucked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (pluck)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of something with feathers, hair etc. ) Having had these items removed by plucking.
  • (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
  • Having courage and spirit; plucky.