plummy

[ pluhm-ee ]

adjective

, plum·mi·er, plum·mi·est.

1. containing or resembling plums.
2. good or desirable:

   a plummy part for a good actress.

3. richly or mellowly resonant:

   a plummy speaking voice.

plummy

/ ˈplʌmɪ /

adjective

1. of, full of, or resembling plums
2. informal.
   (of speech) having a deep tone and a refined and somewhat drawling articulation
3. informal.
   choice; desirable

Word History and Origins

Origin of plummy¹

First recorded in 1750–60; plum + -y ¹

Example Sentences

They’re all predominantly a plummy, luminous pur- ple color that Rothko, a skilled technician who often hand-mixed his own pigments, made from animal glue, ultramarine blue, and the synthetic pigment Lithol Red.

From The Daily Beast

To this day, no auction room ever feels quite complete without a plummy British voice taking bids.

From The Daily Beast

Choose carefully and this soft, plummy varietal can enthrall like a fine Cabernet Sauvignon.

From The Daily Beast

A pluot is a hybrid of plum and apricot, dominated by plummy characteristics and lighter on the apricot.

From The Daily Beast

But it is easy to overdo the plummy tone, which is apt to become cloying.

From Project Gutenberg

A warm plummy odor filled the whole house, for Priscilla was cooking in the kitchen.

From Project Gutenberg

The plummy little dark-eyed one, Will—not that shrill little fiend.

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And besides we are going to give her half of that big plummy fruit cake Mother sent us from home.

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With these words he put down the dish, with the 'plummy' end of the pudding turned towards himself.

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Related Words

• mellow
• pleasant