Meanings
adjectiveplumy (comparative more plumy, superlative most plumy)
comparative more plumy · superlative most plumy
- Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.
The head and neck is of a pure straw yellow above and rich metallic green beneath. The long plumy tufts of golden orange feathers spring from the sides beneath each wing, and when the bird is in repose are partly concealed by them.
1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume II, London: Macmillan and Co., page 253
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*plew-
- Proto-Indo-European*plewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*plewk-smeh₂
- Proto-Italic*plouksmā
- Latinplūma
- Anglo-Normanplume
- Middle Englishplume
- Englishplume
- Englishplumy
Translations
Bulgarian пернат
- пернат (pernat)covered or adorned with plumes
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APA
plumy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumy
MLA
“plumy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plumy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plumy.
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