pruny

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

prune +‎ -y

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Adjective[edit]

pruny (comparative more pruny, superlative most pruny)

  1. (informal) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water.
    • 2013, Josh Rountree, Lon Prater, Alamo Rising:
      The schoolmarm came to an abrupt stop in her arithmetic quizzing, her face set into a pruny scowl that looked to be permanent.

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