Word forms: comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest
ADJ-GRADED [usually ADJ n]有勇气的;有胆量的 If someone, for example a sick child, is described as plucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage. 有勇气的;有胆量的 [journalism, approval]
The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months.