pruny

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pruny

Rhymes with -uːni

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From prune + -y.

adjective more pruny · most pruny · 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.
Similar: bewrinkled
Resembling prunes, prune-like. It has a pruney flavor.
Of, or pertaining to, prunes. full of pruney goodness

Similar: rugose, wrinkly

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Similar: rugose, wrinkly

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@misc{pruny_2026,
  title = {pruny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pruny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}