Definitions for plumy

plumy plum·y

Spelling: [ploo-mee]
IPA: /ˈplu mi/

Plumy is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 42 anagrams from letters in plumy (lmpuy).

Definitions for plumy

adjective

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

Origin of plumy

First recorded in 1575-85; plume + -y1

Examples for plumy

In a slow, stately fashion, these swayed their tall, plumy tops.

Soon both were satisfied and stood face to face, both with plumy tail erect and cocked head.

He ruffled up his cold black nose, and elevated his bushy tail—his beautiful, plumy tail.

Only near the shore were groves of cocoa-palms waving their plumy banners to the soft trade breezes.

The dark, plumy foliage of the china trees was getting a golden edge.

The plumy boughs stirred gently overhead and shed for us the balsamic odors, the flowers waved a welcome at our feet.

The tall trunk rocks at each deeper entering of the iron, while the plumy branches beat the air in shudders of agony.

His plumy tail, with a fringe of white hairs, is as airy as thistledown.

Surprised, the skunk raised his plumy tail like a flag of battle.

But it was the plumy tail of the sheep dog, who was lying there with the Lubber-fiend.

Word Value for plumy
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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