"puckersome" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more puckersome [comparative], most puckersome [superlative]
Etymology: From pucker + -some. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|pucker|some}} pucker + -some Head templates: {{en-adj}} puckersome (comparative more puckersome, superlative most puckersome)
  1. Characterised or marked by puckering
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          "ref": "2015, Riddley Gemperlein-Schirm, The Week:",
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