plucked
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
plucked
- simple past and past participle of pluck
Adjective edit
plucked (comparative more plucked, superlative most plucked)
- Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
- (of the strings of an instrument) Played by plucking.
- (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 edit
having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking
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