Plummy

Pronunciation

• enPR: plÅ­mʹē, IPA: /ˈplÊŒmi/
• Rhymes: -ÊŒmi

Origin

plum + -y. In the sense of a voice, because of the supposed similarity to speaking with a plum in one's mouth.

Full definition of plummy

Adjective

1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or characteristic of plums
2. (informal) desirable; profitable; advantageousFor the sake of getting something plummy. — G. Eliot.
3. (of a voice) rich, mellow and carefully articulated, especially with an upper-class accent
• 31 March 2014, Roger Cohen, The case for Scotland, The fact that David Cameron, the conservative prime minister, is a plummy-voiced, Eton-educated, upper-class Brit from central casting has played into w

Derived terms

• plummily
• plumminess