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Word: Pruney
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Charles Dickens (1812–1870), novelist. From prune + -y
Definition:
Prim; affected. Originally in "pruney and prismatic (or prismy)": = "prunes and prismy".
Definition:
Resembling or characteristic of a prune.
Variant Forms:
- pruny
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