pruney
Like waterlogged fingers
Pruney describes skin that has become wrinkled from prolonged exposure to water, like fingers and toes after a long bath: My hands got all pruney from washing dishes.
The word compares the wrinkled texture to the surface of a prune.
Sometimes spelled pruny.
Thoroughly wet throughout
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- wrinklyHaving many creases
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
- toesPedal digits
saturated · soggy · prolonged · swimming · tub · immersed · submerged · bathtime
Contracted from moisture loss
- wizenedShrunken from age
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
- crinkledFormed small wrinkles
furrowed · withered · corrugated · lined · contracted · rumpled · weathered · leathery
Severely lacking moisture
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- witheredDried and shrunken
- leatheryResembling animal hide
cured · preserved · mummified · parched · sere · sun-dried · crisped · jerky
soaked
Thoroughly wet throughout
- waterloggedSaturated with liquid
- wrinklyHaving many creases
- fingertipsTerminal phalanx pads
toes · saturated · soggy · prolonged · swimming · tub · immersed · submerged · bathtime · shriveled
shriveled
Contracted from moisture loss
crinkled · furrowed · withered · corrugated · lined · contracted · rumpled · weathered · leathery · gnarled
dehydrated
Severely lacking moisture
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- shriveledContracted from moisture loss
- witheredDried and shrunken
leathery · cured · preserved · mummified · parched · sere · sun-dried · crisped · jerky · raisin
elderly
Advanced in age
wrinkled · time-worn · senescent · decrepit · ancient · venerable · leathery · gnarled · craggy · lined
plum
Soft stone fruit
preserve · stewed · sweetened · pitted · chewy · dark · purple · sticky · wrinkled
- pruning shearsTool for cutting branches
- prune juiceLiquid from dried plums
- prune face
- pruning sawCurved blade for branches
- hand prunersManual cutting tool for plants
- pruning hookCurved cutting tool
prune, pruning, prunes, pruned, pruner, pruners, unpruned, prunelike