showing courage in the face of danger; "a plucky lampooner of the administration"
Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race
approval If someone, for example a sick child, is described as plucky, it means that although they are weak, they face their difficulties with courage. The plucky schoolgirl amazed doctors by hanging on to life for nearly two months. brave and determined - often used in newspapers