PLUMMY (plummier, plummiest)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: plummier    , plummiest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does plummy mean? 

• PLUMMY (adjective)
  The adjective PLUMMY has 2 senses:

1. very desirable

2. (of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich

  Familiarity information: PLUMMY used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PLUMMY (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Very desirable

Context example:

a plummy leading role

Similar:

desirable (worth having or seeking or achieving)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of a voice) affectedly mellow and rich

Context example:

the radio announcer's plummy voice

Similar:

affected; unnatural (speaking or behaving in an artificial way to make an impression)

 Context examples 

I saw it going into your house as I came by, and if she hadn't defended it manfully I'd have had a pick at it, for it looked like a remarkably plummy one.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

I may get into a scrape for telling, but I didn't promise not to, so I will, for I never feel easy in my mind till I've told you any plummy bit of news I get.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)