plummily en · ADV
Etymology
From plummy + -ly.
Meanings
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In a plummy manner.
Her voice rose plummily into the darkened room[…]
2004, Michael Byers, Long for This World, page 162:He laughed again, plummily. "Sounds as though he'd committed the murder himself."
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 582:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more plummily | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most plummily | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |