pluckily C2+ Topic:Describing People US /ˈplʌkɪli/ UK /ˈplʌkɪli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a brave and spirited manner She pluckily faced the bullies despite her fear. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a brave and spirited manner bravelycourageouslygamelygallantlyboldlyspiritedlyvaliantly ↔ Opposites timidlycowardlyfearfully Word family Related forms pluckpluckypluckiness Etymology AI details From plucky (from pluck 'courage, spirit', a figurative use of pluck 'the heart, liver, and lungs of a slaughtered animal') + -ly. pluccian Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing People Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # pluckily **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /ˈplʌkɪli/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈplʌkɪli/ ## Meanings 1. in a brave and spirited manner ## Examples - She pluckily faced the bullies despite her fear. ## Synonyms - bravely - courageously - gamely - gallantly - boldly - spiritedly - valiantly ## Antonyms - timidly - cowardly - fearfully ## Related Forms - pluck - plucky - pluckiness ## Roots and Affixes - Root: pluccian ## Etymology From plucky (from pluck 'courage, spirit', a figurative use of pluck 'the heart, liver, and lungs of a slaughtered animal') + -ly. ## AI Etymology Pluckily is from plucky (from pluck 'courage, spirit', a figurative use of pluck 'the heart, liver, and lungs of a slaughtered animal') + -ly. Important recorded forms include pluccian (Old English). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers in a brave and spirited manner. The wider family includes related words such as pluck, plucky, and pluckiness. ## Topics - Describing People - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown