Meanings
comparative more pruny · superlative most pruny · alternative pruney
- 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 RisingSynonyms: bewrinkled
- Resembling prunes, prune-like.
It has a pruney flavor.
- Of, or pertaining to, prunes.
full of pruney goodness
Synonyms & antonyms
adjective(Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water.
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pruny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruny
“pruny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pruny. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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