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plonkiest

plonkiest is the superlative form of plonky.

Meaning of plonky

Adjective

plonky (comparative plonkier, superlative plonkiest)

  1. (informal) Chiefly of pianos: having an unappealing, thudding sound.
    • They both possess a light, slightly nasal voice, but whereas Siffre has his excellent guitar work to back up his vocals, O'Sullivan only has that same old plonky piano and his arranger.1973, Beat Instrumental & International Recording, numbers 122-127, page 59
  2. (figuratively) Dull, stiff, unadventurous.
    • Where are the Paines and Cobdens and Nocks of today? Why are almost all of our laissez-faire limited governmentalists, plonky conservatives, and patriots? If the opposite of "radical" is "conservative," where are our radical laissez-fairists? If our limited statists were truly radical, there would...1977 July, Murray N. Rothbard, “Do You Hate the State?”, in The Libertarian Forum, volume 10, number 7, Mises Institute, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 Mar 2024
  3. (figuratively, slang) Of wine: having the qualities of plonk; cheap and inferior.

Questions about plonkiest

What is plonkiest the superlative form of?
Plonkiest is the superlative form of plonky.

Words near plonkiest in the dictionary

  1. plonkee
  2. plonkees
  3. plonker
  4. plonkers
  5. plonkier
  6. plonkiest
  7. plonking
  8. plonkings
  9. plonko
  10. plonkos
  11. plonks

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