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puckery

adj

Etymology

From pucker + -y.

  1. inherited from pukkeren — “to hoard, save”
  2. suffixed as puckery — “pucker + y”

Definitions

  1. Very sour, so that the lips pucker.

    • Taste and add more honey if needed; sauce should be tart but not puckery.

  2. Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled

    Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles.

  3. Obsolete form of puggry.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA