pluckily
In spirited fashion
Pluckily is the adverb form of plucky, describing action taken with spirited courage despite difficulty or disadvantage.
Someone who pluckily faces a challenge does so with determined bravery rather than timidity.
She pluckily defended her thesis against the hostile committee.
The word carries connotations of being scrappy or gutsy, often applied to underdogs who refuse to back down.
In a fearless manner
- boldlyWith fearless confidence
- valiantlyWith great courage
- daringlyWith bold risk-taking
- fearlesslyWithout any trepidation
gallantly · heroically · intrepidly · audaciously · undauntedly · stout-heartedly · gutsily · spunkily
With stubborn persistence
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
- determinedlyWith fixed purpose
steadfastly · stubbornly · staunchly · unwaveringly · indomitably · resolutely · gritty · single-mindedly
courageously
In a fearless manner
fearlessly · gallantly · heroically · intrepidly · audaciously · undauntedly · stout-heartedly · gutsily · spunkily · gamely
tenaciously
With stubborn persistence
- resilientlyWith ability to recover
- doggedlyWith obstinate persistence
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
determinedly · steadfastly · stubbornly · staunchly · unwaveringly · indomitably · resolutely · gritty · single-mindedly · relentlessly
pluckilytimidly
In fearful, hesitant fashion
cowardly · fearfully · gutlessly · spinelessly · apprehensively
- plucking strings
- plucking eyebrowsRemoving brow hairs individually
- plucking upGathering resolve or courage