plonkinglyadv.
/ˈplɒŋkɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈplɑŋkɪŋli/ colloquial.
In a plonking manner; emphatically, bluntly; hollowly.
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the mind > language > statement > dogmatic assertion > [adverb]
flatly1562
peremptorily1571
flat1577
pontifically1582
roundly1596
categorically1603
plonkingly1965
1965 New Statesman 19 Mar. 426/2 These reports, so far from being accurate, have been described by one member of the shadow cabinet as ‘absolute poppycock’, and by another even more plonkingly, as ‘balls’.
1969 D. Francis Enquiry ii. 31 ‘The bet was struck,’ Gowery said plonkingly, pointing to the ledger.
1982 Economist (Nexis) 23 Jan. 54 Is it..a possible prelude to a Palestinian state? The Israelis plonkingly say no; the Egyptians hesitantly say yes.
2004 Guardian (Nexis) 7 Jan. (Features section) 10 Money to Burn, a plonkingly awful musical, closed prematurely last year at the Venue.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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