pruny

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From prune +‎ -y.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -uːni

Adjective

pruny (comparative more pruny, superlative most pruny)

  1. (informal) (Of skin) 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.
  2. Resembling prunes, prune-like.
    It has a pruney flavor.
  3. Of, or pertaining to, prunes.
    full of pruney goodness

Synonyms

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