corvine

Pronounced: KORE-vine, adj

Notes: I didn’t know this word existed

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Yesterday’s word

The word plummy can mean

• of or relating to plums
• choice; desirable
• rich and mellow (voice)
• carefully articulated and affected accent; thought typical of the English upper class

Background / Comments

I assume most people know the first meaning, and several know the second: these are the two that I know. I did not know either of the last two meanings. They all come from Old English plume (plum).

First usage

The word showed up in the early 1700s