plucked

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: plŭkt, IPA^(key): /plʌkt/
• Rhymes: -ʌkt

Verb

plucked

1. simple past and past participle of pluck

Adjective

plucked (comparative more plucked, superlative most plucked)

1. Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
2. (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
3. (UK, slang, dated) Having courage and spirit; plucky.
   • 1869, George J. Whyte-Melville, M. Or N., volume 1, page 200:

     He could scarcely contain his admiration. "What a plucked un!" he muttered; "what a plucked un! No miss," he added, "you needn't fear. Fear, says I? You never feared nothink in your life. […]

Translations

having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking

• Latin: vulsus