pluckily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English plucky Middle English -ly English -ly English pluckily From plucky + -ly.

1. In a plucky manner.

   “He was loudly praised for sticking so pluckily to his self-imposed task, and to this day, though it is thirteen years ago, the diggers on the Australian coast talk of the voyage of the Springbok and speak gratefully of the man who helped to save her.”

   “Once, one of the Bats, having seized a large and powerful T. pronuba, brought its feet so far forward that it fell over on to its back, but pluckily held the moth in its pouch until it was secured.”