PUCKERY

Etymology

Adjective

puckery (comparative more puckery, superlative most puckery)

Very sour, so that the lips pucker.

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

Source: Wiktionary


Puck"er*y, a.

1. Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery taste. Lowell.

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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