plumy

[ ploo-mee ]

adjective

, plum·i·er, plum·i·est.

1. having plumes or feathers.
2. adorned with a plume or plumes:

   a plumy helmet.

3. plumelike or feathery.

plumy

/ ˈpluːmɪ /

adjective

1. plumelike; feathery
2. consisting of, covered with, or adorned with feathers

Word History and Origins

Origin of plumy¹

First recorded in 1575–85; plume + -y ¹

Example Sentences

She joked in a British Film Institute conversation that Dame Judi Dench often snagged the plumiest roles before they came to her and other actors of her caliber.

From Salon

The golden retriever waits, “his tail a plumy metronome.”

From Washington Post

They dispersed about the room, reminding me, by the lightness and buoyancy of their movements, of a flock of white plumy birds.

From Literature

On a recent afternoon, a musty-smelling chicken coop in the garden’s rear turned into a plumy snow globe as a gardener shuffled in and out.

From New York Times

Her character, Carol Barrett, is an agent for the F.B.I. whose reddish wig, plumy lashes and cavalcade of weary sighs and devastating deadpan stares are among the movie’s best special effects.

From New York Times