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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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