plucked
verbadjectiveattested in dialogue
- //plʌkt//
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
verb
- 1
Also a form of plucksimple past and past participle of pluck
adjective
- 1
Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
- 2
Played by plucking.
- 3
datedHaving courage and spirit; plucky.
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. […]
- 4
slangExposed, embarrassed, humiliated, or caught publicly.
Forms
- comparative
- more plucked
- superlative
- most plucked
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plucked · Having had the feathers, hair, etc. removed by plucking.
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