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Meanings of plummy in English

Plummy.

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Plummy.

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Usage of plummy in English
1
But never mind, girls, I've a plummy bit of news for you.
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906
2
But these that plummy, fruity quality that we're trying to get.
The new yorker
3
Lots of plummy & blackberry flavours with a hint of spice.
The South African
4
Arnaud drew in his plummy lips and tightened them to a white line.
All souls' rising
5
I was surprised to hear this frail-looking monk chant in a plummy, sonorous voice:
Petals from the sky
6
This time the froth did come out my nose, laced with plummy drug-charmed mirth.
Shadowglass: the shadowfae chronicles
7
A warm plummy odor filled the whole house, for Priscilla was cooking in the kitchen.
Anne of the Island
8
But rather than a group of grizzled lefties, he encountered some rather plummy-sounding young women.
The Irish Times
9
Down at the equestrian dressage, the plummy voice of the commentator matches the well-heeled audience.
Reuters
10
He had a weak chin, plump cheeks and a small plummy mouth like a woman's.
All souls' rising
11
He had the kind of plummy voice that always suggested its owner was chronically constipated to Annja.
Provenance
12
The man replied with a plummy British accent that he should follow the drive to its end.
Think of a number
13
He might be looking for a yard or garage sale; he might be checking for plummy real estate.
11/22/63
14
With these words he put down the dish, with the 'plummy' end of the pudding turned towards himself.
Chatterbox, 1906
15
He has made no attempt to shape his pleasantly plummy accent to make softer landings on Pacific ears.
The Guardian
16
That cake's awful nice and plummy.
Anne of Avonlea
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