Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus
1

plumply

adverb plump·ly \ ˈpləm-plē \

Definition of plumply

: in a plump way
  • a plumply pretty girl

plumply was our Word of the Day on 09/27/2009. Hear the podcast!

Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP

Get Word of the Day daily email, delivered to your inbox!

First Known Use of plumply

1611

in the meaning defined above

See Words from the same year
NEW! Time Traveler
2

plumply

adverb

Definition of plumply

: in a wholehearted manner and without hesitation or circumlocution : forthrightly

Origin and Etymology of plumply

3plump

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up plumply? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show hide

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

WORD OF THE DAY

adulation

play

excessive admiration or flattery

Get Word of the Day daily email!

TRENDING NOW

  1. hogwash 'nonsense, balderdash'

  2. probity 'adherence to the highest principles and ideals'

  3. sequacious 'intellectually servile'

  4. inadmissible 'not capable of being allowed'

  5. oligarch, pejorative 'a member a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes'

SEE ALL

BROWSE DICTIONARY

plumply

Test Your Vocabulary

Difficult Spelling Words Quiz

  • alphabet-pasta-spelling-help
  • Which is the correct spelling?
Spell It

Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?

TAKE THE QUIZ
Word Winder's CrossWinder

Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.

TAKE THE QUIZ

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games