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.

   Hyponym: defeathered

   Coordinate term: shaved

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