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Definition of plumb adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

plumb

adverb
 
/plʌm/
 
/plʌm/
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  1. (used before prepositions) exactly
    • He was standing plumb in the middle of the road.
  2. (old-fashioned, North American English, informal) completely
    • He's plumb crazy.
    3. Word Originadverb Middle English (originally in the sense ‘sounding lead’): via Old French from Latin plumbum ‘lead’.
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