Plum (Adverb)
Meaning 1
Completely; used as intensifiers; "clean forgot the appointment"; "I'm plumb (or plum) tuckered out".
Usages
Examples
- I'm plumb exhausted after working all night.
- The kids are plumb worn out from playing outside all day.
- She's plum done with this project, if you ask me.
- He's plumb ticked off at the way things turned out.
- I'm plumb beat after running that marathon.
Synonyms
Meaning 2
Exactly; "fell plumb in the middle of the puddle".
Usages
Examples
- The arrow hit plumb in the center of the target, splitting it in two.
- She fell plumb asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
- The ball dropped plumb to the ground, bouncing several times before coming to rest.
- He walked plumb into the lamp post, getting a nasty bruise on his forehead.
- The engineers designed the system to function plumb on schedule.