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PLUMMY (plummier, plummiest)

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

Irregular inflected forms: plummier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, plummiest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

 Dictionary entry overview: What does plummy mean? 

PLUMMY (adjective)
  The adjective PLUMMY has 2 senses:

1. very desirableplay

2. (of a voice) affectedly mellow and richplay

  Familiarity information: PLUMMY used as an adjective is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PLUMMY (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Very desirable

Context example:

a plummy leading role

Similar:

desirable (worth having or seeking or achieving)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)


Sense 2

Meaning:

(of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich

Context example:

the radio announcer's plummy voice

Similar:

affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)


 Context examples 


I saw it going into your house as I came by, and if she hadn't defended it manfully I'd have had a pick at it, for it looked like a remarkably plummy one.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I may get into a scrape for telling, but I didn't promise not to, so I will, for I never feel easy in my mind till I've told you any plummy bit of news I get.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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