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Puckery

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Very sour, so that the lips pucker.

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

  2. 2
    Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers or wrinkles.
Noun
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of puggry. alt-of, obsolete

Etymology

From pucker + -y.

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