An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
PLUCKY
gutsy, plucky
(adjective) marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited; “you have to admire her; it was a gutsy thing to do”; “the gutsy...intensity of her musical involvement”-Judith Crist; “a gutsy red wine”
feisty, plucky, spunky
(adjective) showing courage; “the champion is faced with a feisty challenger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
plucky (comparative pluckier, superlative pluckiest)
(informal) Having or showing pluck, courage or spirit in trying circumstances.
Synonyms: brave, spunky, feisty
Source: Wiktionary
Pluck"y, a. [Compar. Pluckier; superl. Pluckiest.]
Definition: Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race. If you're plucky, and not over subject to fright. Barham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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