plum´mi|ness

plum´mi|ness
plum|my «PLUHM ee», adjective, -mi|er, -mi|est.
1. full of or resembling plums: »

a plummy crimson.

2. Informal, Figurative. good; desirable: »

Signing one's self over to wickedness for the sake of getting something plummy (George Eliot).

3. Informal, Figurative. rich; full; mellow: »

... a plummy, Lady Bountiful voice (New Yorker).

plum´mi|ly, adverb.
plum´mi|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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