Plumply

Plumply
Plumply Plump"ly, adv. Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]

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  • plumply — I. adverb Date: 1611 in a plump way < a plumply pretty girl > II. adverb Etymology: 3plump Date: 1786 in a wholehearted manner and without hesitation or circumlocution ; forthrightly …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • plumply — See plumpish. * * * …   Universalium

  • plumply — adverb Without reserve; fully; roundly; plainly …   Wiktionary

  • plumply — plÊŒmplɪ adv. in a plump manner, in a round and fluffy manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • plumply — plump·ly …   English syllables

  • Plunk — Plunk, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.] 1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as, to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike. [Webster… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Roundly — Round ly, adv. 1. In a round form or manner. [1913 Webster] 2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply. [1913 Webster] He affirms everything roundly. Addison. [1913 Webster] 3. Briskly; with speed. locke. [1913 Webster] Two of the outlaws walked… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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