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  • adjective Resembling prunes, prune-like.
  • adjective Of, or pertaining to, prunes.

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Examples

  • He told her that her stomach looked "pruney," the result, he thought, of staying in the shower too long.

    Mommy 2.0 2008

  • I was vividly reminded that this historically significant California grape comes in a remarkable variety of styles -- from "white" Zins, which are really sweetish blush rosés; to raspberry and spicy flavored medium-bodied reds with a touch of pepper; to heavy-bodied, black-fruited, raisiny and pruney wines; all the way to very sweet late harvest and "port-style" Zins.

    Richard Jennings: Zinfandel Styles: Sublime to Ridiculous Richard Jennings 2012

  • Sponsored Links for 10 days underwater pruney underwater man wrinkles what's this?

    Photo of the Day – What Fingers Look Like After 10 Days Underwater | Manolith 2010

  • Puting the muzzle in the only safe direction, I was letting the hammer down with my pruney damp thumb when it slipped off the hammer.

    Accidental Discharge 2008

  • Andrew and I stewed in the hot tub for so long that our fingertips passed pruney and broke new territory in raisin land.

    The Closest I'll Ever Come to Heaven... Jay 2009

  • Andrew and I stewed in the hot tub for so long that our fingertips passed pruney and broke new territory in raisin land.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Jay 2009

  • You take a shower longer than usual, in fact you come out with pruney fingers and you wanted to wash away the fear but when you dry off, the fear remains, only stronger.

    Lea Lane: Six Months: Waiting for the Blood Test 2009

  • My two favorite rose fragrances: the ill-fated Nombre Noir (pruney-rose-osmanthus) and Killian's Liaisons Dangereuses (dark jammy rose).

    Andy Tauer Une Rose Chypre: Perfume Review and a Prize Draw Marina Geigert 2009

  • I stayed in the tub until my fingers were pruney and I had relived that library kiss over and over again.

    The Hollow Jessica Verday 2009

  • I stayed in the tub until my fingers were pruney and I had relived that library kiss over and over again.

    The Hollow Jessica Verday 2009

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