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plummy /ˈplʌmi /adjective (plummier, plummiest)1Resembling a plum: cosy reds and plummy blues...- Described as medium bodied with youthful red/crimson colours and plummy fruit.
- Delicious plummy classic with a long velvety finish; ideal with pasta, any meat, game or cheese.
- It is quite full-bodied and has raspberry flavours with plummy, slightly spicy overtones.
2British informal (Of a person’s voice) having an accent thought typical of the English upper classes: a plummy voice rich with haughty disdain...- He was forty-seven but he acted like he was seventy-four, and his voice was so plummy River had always wondered if he was putting it on.
- She was teased by the other girls and quickly lost her Irish accent, acquiring the plummy tones she now has.
- The association's conference hall was awash with plummy accents and tweed jackets.
Synonyms upper-class, refined, aristocratic, affected, Home Counties, fruity, grand; Scottish Kelvinside, Morningside British informal posh, Sloaney South African informal larney 3British informal Choice; highly desirable: there are some plummy roles for the taking here...- Sooner or later plummy positions come up for grabs.
- Merlot has also been popular over Italy's north eastern border in Slovenia and all down the Dalmatian coast, where it can be attractively plummy when yields are restricted.
Rhymes Brummie, chummy, crumby, crummy, dummy, gummy, lumme, mummy, rummy, scrummy, scummy, slummy, tummy, yummy |