"pruny" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more pruny [comparative], most pruny [superlative], pruney [alternative]
Rhymes: -uːni Etymology: From prune + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|prune|y}} prune + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} pruny (comparative more pruny, superlative most pruny)
  1. (informal) (Of skin) wrinkled, especially in reference to the rugosity of digits soaked in water. Tags: informal Synonyms (wrinkled): bewrinkled
    Sense id: en-pruny-en-adj-5WkXvpZ0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 70 18 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 14 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 7 4 Disambiguation of 'wrinkled': 94 3 2
  2. Resembling prunes, prune-like.
    Sense id: en-pruny-en-adj-6fYe17xE
  3. Of, or pertaining to, prunes.
    Sense id: en-pruny-en-adj-GAuJz7dq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: rugose, wrinkly, wrinkled

Alternative forms

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