plummyadjective
uk/ˈplʌm.i/us/ˈplʌm.i/plummy adjective (SPEECH)
used to describe a low voice or way of speaking using long vowels, of a type thought to be typical of the English upper social class:
a plummy voice
a plummy accent
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Ways of speaking
- accent
- accentuate
- aitch
- asperity
- BBC English
- cut glass
- dialect
- enunciate
- get your tongue around/round sth idiom
- intone
- lenis
- modulate
- monotone
- pragmatics
- singsong
- soft-spoken
- speech therapy
- spoken
- stumble
- trip off the tongue idiom
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Describing qualities of the human voice
plummy adjective (FRUIT)
having the taste or dark reddish-purple colour of plums:
This wine has an almost plummy flavour.
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Flavours & tastes
- acidic
- acidity
- acidulous
- aftertaste
- bite
- bitter
- cheesy
- flavourful
- flavourless
- flavoursome
- full-bodied
- gamy
- nutty
- savour
- sugary
- sweet-and-sour
- sweetness
- tang
- tangy
- toasty
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Wines & winemaking
Less common colours