plummy
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plum·my
(plŭm′ē)adj. plum·mi·er, plum·mi·est
1.
a. Filled with plums.
b. Resembling plums in smell, taste, or appearance.
2. Choice; desirable: a plummy job.
3. Exceedingly or affectedly mellow and rich: a plummy voice.
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plummy
(ˈplʌmɪ)adj, -mier or -miest
1. (Cookery) of, full of, or resembling plums
2. informal Brit (of speech) having a deep tone and a refined and somewhat drawling articulation
3. informal Brit choice; desirable
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plum•my
(ˈplʌm i)adj. -mi•er, -mi•est.
1. containing or resembling plums.
2. highly desirable.
3. richly resonant: a plummy voice.
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Adj. | 1. | plummy - very desirable; "a plummy leading role" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech desirable - worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome" |
2. | plummy - (of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich; "the radio announcer's plummy voice" |
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plummy
adjective (of a voice) deep, posh (informal, chiefly Brit.), refined, upper-class, fruity, resonant radio announcers with plummy voices
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plummy
[ˈplʌmɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl)))a. (Brit) (voice, accent) → (esageratamente) aristocratico/a
b. (colour) → (color m) prugna inv
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