pruny

P3R1U1N1Y4

adjective

(Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water.

“It has a pruney flavor.”

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adjectivepruny (comparative more pruny, superlative most pruny)

comparative more pruny · superlative most pruny · alternative pruney

  1. informal(Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water.

    The schoolmarm came to an abrupt stop in her arithmetic quizzing, her face set into a pruny scowl that looked to be permanent.

    2013, Josh Rountree, Lon Prater, Alamo Rising

    Synonyms: bewrinkled

  2. Resembling prunes, prune-like.

    It has a pruney flavor.

  3. Of, or pertaining to, prunes.

    full of pruney goodness

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adjective(Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water.

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APA

pruny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruny

MLA

“pruny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruny. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pruny,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruny.

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