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puckery

[ puhk-uh-ree ]

adjective

  1. puckering.
  2. tending to pucker.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of puckery1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; pucker + -y 1

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Example Sentences

It was Fred who was the first to notice that the piece of cake he was devouring had a peculiar puckery taste.

Oh, but they were puckery when green, but the frost sweetened them.

You have a little puckery frown between your eyes, whenever you look at Florence and me.

But the skin was thick, very sour and puckery, so eating plums was not an unmixed joy.

Mother knows how to avoid the puckery, thick skin in eating plums.

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