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Definition of "plummy" [plum•my]
- Filled with plums. (adjective)
- Smelling or tasting of plums. (adjective)
- Choice; desirable: a plummy leading role; a plummy job. (adjective)
- Exceedingly or affectedly mellow and rich: a plummy voice. (adjective)
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Use "plummy" in a sentence
- "The only explanation he could think of was that messages had been left on his phone by an executive's assistant, who had a voice which could be described as "plummy"."
- ""She has a voice that could only be described as plummy.""
- ""She would leave charming, joking messages ... and she had a voice that can only be described as plummy," he said."
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