plumy

adjective

ˈplü-mē 

plumier; plumiest

1

: downy

2

: having or resembling plumes

Examples of plumy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to wikiHow, blow dry separate sections using a round brush to pull, curl and smooth those tresses away from your face and into two gorgeous, thick plumy wings. — oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2022

In the midst of the album’s plumy melodies is ruthless posturing. — Max Cea, Billboard, 17 June 2018

On the coffee table, next to some vitamin pills and a water bottle, was a 160-million-year-old Anchiornis, its dinosaur tail and its plumy smudge of feathers preserved in exquisite detail. — Stefen Chow, Smithsonian, 19 Apr. 2018

Word History

First Known Use

1582, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for plumy

• chummy
• crummy
• dummy
• gummy
• mummy
• ramie
• rummy
• tummy
• yummy