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plummy Definition

plummy (plumē)

adjective -·mier, -·mi·est

  1. full of or tasting of plums
  2. Brit., Informal good or desirable: used esp. of a job
  3. Informal rich, full, and mellow: said of a sound or voice: often (esp. Brit.) used to suggest affectation

plummy Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • accent: Not everyone in Britain speaks with a plummy English accent, like Hollywood wants you to believe.
  • flavor: Argentina 2004 Malbec, Ben Marco, Mendoza Rich, plummy black fruit flavors with classic structure.
  • fruit: Delicious, plummy, damson fruit flavors with smooth, integrated tannins.
  • voice: Their mutual excitement, like their plummy voices, are their bond.
  • tone: The comic's Black Country burr will replace the usual plummy tones of BT's service as part of a Comic Relief fundraising drive.
  • nose: Penfolds Bin 128 Coonawarra Shiraz 2003 - RRP $ 26, seen for $ 16.45 Pungent, plummy, spicy nose.

Browse dictionary entries near plummy

  1. plummet
  2. plumeria
  3. plumelet
  4. plume
  5. plumbous
  6. plumbism
  7. plumbing
  8. plumbiferous
  9. plumbic
  10. plumber's helper
  1. plumose
  2. plump
  3. plumper
  4. plumule
  5. plumy
  6. plunder
  7. plunderage
  8. plunge
  9. plunger
  10. plunk