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PLUMMY
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Irregular inflected forms: plummier , plummiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich
Example:
the radio announcer's plummy voice
Classified under:
Similar:
affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Very desirable
Example:
a plummy leading role
Classified under:
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)
