plummy
Deep and lush
Plummy describes something resembling or suggestive of plums—rich, full, desirable.
A plummy role is choice and coveted: She landed a plummy part in the new series.
In British usage, a plummy voice or accent is affectedly upper-class, with rounded, fruity tones that sound posh or self-satisfied: His plummy vowels marked him as public school.
Of hereditary nobility
- upper-crustSocial elite class
- refinedPurified or cultured
- well-bredHaving good upbringing
- cut-glassGlass with incised patterns
affected · theatrical · bombastic · resonant · rich · rounded · fruity · sonorous
Ready to eat
- jammyLuckily successful, undeserved
- sweetTasting of sugar
- richHaving much of something
- purpleHue between crimson and azure
damson · prune · wine-dark · burgundy · blackcurrant · figgy · raisiny · compote
Act of selecting
- cushyUndemanding and pleasant
- covetedGreatly desired by many
- primeReadying for action
- sought-afterMuch wanted by many
advantageous · lucrative · enviable · prestigious · prized · excellent · first-rate · top-notch
aristocratic
Of hereditary nobility
- upper-crustSocial elite class
- refinedPurified or cultured
- well-bredHaving good upbringing
cut-glass · affected · theatrical · bombastic · resonant · rich · rounded · fruity · sonorous · RP
ripe
Ready to eat
purple · damson · prune · wine-dark · burgundy · blackcurrant · figgy · raisiny · compote · preserves
choice
Act of selecting
sought-after · advantageous · lucrative · enviable · prestigious · prized · excellent · first-rate · top-notch · favorable
plummyunpretentious
Lacking false superiority
unaffected · common · working-class · plain-spoken · down-to-earth
- plum tomatoOblong tomato for cooking
- plum treeFruit-bearing orchard plant
- sugar plumsCandy-coated fruit or nuts
- plum tomatoesOval, meaty sauce variety
- plumb lineTool showing true vertical
- plum puddingSteamed suet-and-fruit dessert