"plucky" in the adjective sense
1. gutsy, plucky
marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger robust and uninhibited it was a gutsy thing to do"
"you have to admire her
"the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement"-Judith Crist
"a gutsy red wine"
2. feisty, plucky, spunky
showing courage
"the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"
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