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plumy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
plumy
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume English -y English plumy From plume + -y.

Inflected Forms

more plumy (comparative) most plumy (superlative)

Derived Forms

pluminess

Synonyms

feathery feathered plumed plumelike

Questions

What does plumy mean?
Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
Where does plumy come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk-der. Proto-Indo-European *plewk-smeh₂ Proto-Italic *plouksmā Latin plūma Anglo-Norman plumebor. Middle English plume English plume English -y English plumy From plume + -y.

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