Plutonic UK /pluːˈtɒnɪk/US /pluˈtɑnɪk/ adjective4 •Of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth.These cliffs, I may remark, are basaltic, and therefore plutonic. — 1912 •Synonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”). •Synonym of Plutonian (“of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful”). •(historical) Of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism (“the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”). formsmore Plutonic · more plutonic · most Plutonic · most plutonic