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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. Plumper
     (pl[u^]mp"[~e]r); superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude,
     clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of
     imitative origin. Cf. Plump, adv.]
     1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump
        baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.
                                                    Carew.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation;
        blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.
  
              After the plump statement that the author was at
              Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.     --Saintsbury.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. Plumper (-[~e]r);
     superl. Plumpest.] [OE. plomp rude, clumsy; akin to D.
     plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of imitative origin.
     Cf. Plump, adv.]
     Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump
     baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.
  
           The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.
                                                    Carew.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plumpest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: plump)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  plumpest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: plump)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  plumpest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: plump)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  plumpest
     a.
     (en-superlative of: plump)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  plumpest
     Englanti a.
     (en-a-taivm p lump est)

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