plumptitude joc. ? Obs.
(ˈplʌmptɪtjuːd)
Also plumpitude.
[f. plump a.1 + -titude after altitude, aptitude, etc.: see -tude.]
Plumpness.
| 1828 F. Kemble in G. Macpherson Mem. Life Anna Jameson (1878) ii. 44 To behold her sitting on a sofa in a very becoming state of blooming plumpitude. 1850 Godey's Lady's Bk. XLI. 180/2 At every pore I'm oozing—(I'm ‘caving in’ to-day)—My plumptitude I'm losing, And dripping fast away. 1854 G. Greenwood Haps & Mishaps ii. 43 The lord chancellor having formally announced that parliament stood prorogued until the 20th of August, Her Majesty rose as majestically as could be expected of one more remarkable for rosy plumptitude than regal altitude. 1890 Daily News 19 Aug. 3/1 Our own countrymen and countrywomen are more prone to a condition of ‘blooming plumptitude’, which too much sugar is likely to increase unduly. |