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Word entry · 5 letters

moxie

Best crossword clue

"Determined courage"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈmɒksi/Part of speech nounSorted eimoxStarts with MEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. fortitude and determination

Used in a sentence

  • “Most definitely not!” replied Ms. Summers, who quickly added that she admired the woman’s moxie and, anyway, the day was hot.
  • Aline Brosh McKenna, one of the creators of The CW TV series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, told a reporter in 2020: “I often say, ‘Lord, give me the moxie of a post-menopausal women^([sic]) who gives absolutely no fucks.’”
  • As a girl she had speed and a knock-kneed moxie at athletics, and might have done more with it if she hadn't harvested all the glory already.

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