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PLUMMY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
1. a : full of plums a rich plummy cake b : choice, desirable got a plummy role in the movie 2. a : having a plum color b : rich and mellow often to the point ...
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Plummy - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com
Something excellent or desirable is plummy, like the plummy seats you scored for a popular Broadway play — right up front where you hear every word of the ...
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PLUMMY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
plummy adjective (FRUIT). having the taste or dark reddish-purple color of plums: This wine has an almost plummy flavor. SMART Vocabulary: related words ...
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plummy
▪ I. † ˈplummy, a.1 Obs. rare. [f. stem of plum v. + -y.] Loose in texture, spongy, porous.1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xvii. lxiii. (Tollem. MS.), The tre [beech] is not ful sad and faste in substaunce, but plummy [ed. 1535 pory] and ful of holes [orig. Non est autem [fagus] in substantia arbor mult...
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PLUMMY definition in American English - Collins Dictionary
1. of, full of, or resembling plums ... 2. British informal. (of speech) having a deep tone and a refined and somewhat drawling articulation ... 3. British informal.
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PLUMMY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words
Synonyms for PLUMMY: mellifluous, rich, mellow, sonorous, resonant, mellifluent, full, vibrant; Antonyms of PLUMMY: hollow, soft, cavernous, low, weak, ...
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plummy
plummy/ˈplʌmɪ; `plʌmɪ/ adj(-mier, -miest)1 (infml 口) desirable; good 合意的; 很好的 a plummy job 顺心的工作.2 (esp derog 尤作贬义) (of a voice) affectedly upper-class; sounding as if one is speaking with sth (eg a plum) in one's mouth (指嗓音)拿腔拿调的, 像嘴里含著东西似的 a plummy accent/voice 拿腔捏调的口音[嗓音].
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plummy, adj.¹ meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English ...
This word is now obsolete. It is only recorded in the Middle English period (1150—1500). See meaning & use. Where does the adjective plummy ...
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PLUMMY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
adjective · containing or resembling plums. · good or desirable. a plummy part for a good actress. · richly or mellowly resonant. a plummy ...
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plummy - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective · Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of plums. The jam had a rich plummy aroma. · (informal) Desirable; profitable; advantageous. · (of ...
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SND :: plummy - Dictionaries of the Scots Language
PLUMMY, adj. Gsw. slang: stupid, silly, "dumb", foolish. Gsw. 1935 McArthur & Long No Mean City 53: "Sit still, Ella!" he commanded, "and don't be so plummy."
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Manner and appearance
He was noted for his horn-rimmed glasses, his handlebar moustache and for his fast-paced, excitable, somewhat plummy broadcasting
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Marzemino
Wine produced from the grape has a characteristic dark tint and light plummy taste.
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plumby
† ˈplumby, a. Her. Obs. [ad. OF. plomé (a 1449 in Godef.) lead-coloured:—L. plumbātus, pa. pple. of plumbāre to make of lead.] Lead-coloured. In quot. 1586 app. confused with plummy a.2, as if it meant ‘plum-coloured’.1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. a iij, The iiij. stone is calde a Margarete a clowdy sto...
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Byzantium: The Early Centuries
Norwich's writing was described as "plummy" and the historical detail he brings to the period is praised, but the reviewer thought at times the narrative
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