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Meaning of PLUMMY

Pronunciation:  'plumee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  of a voice; affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice"
  2. [adj]  (informal) "a plummy leading role"
 
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 Synonyms: affected, desirable, unnatural
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Plum"my\, a. [From {Plum}.]
Of the nature of a plum; desirable; profitable; advantageous.
[Colloq.] ``For the sake of getting something plummy.'' --G.
Eliot.
 

 

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