puckery

8.4

Having a tight, wrinkled look or making the mouth feel tight

adjective
/ˈpʌkəri/

: arrugado

The fruit was so puckery that I had to drink a lot of water afterwards.

Examples

And it's like puckery and tight in some places and loose and LAX in other places.
He looked more than thin; the bones jabbed at the puckery, leathered skin of his elbows.

Fiction book (1991)
Although I realize that there are those who can argue persuasively for small, puckery apples, there is a great deal to be said for including idealization in any appreciating event.

Academic text (1994)
She winced at the puckery taste of the overly ripe lemon.
After eating the puckery berries, I felt a tightening sensation in my mouth.

Synonyms

astringent

vspuckery

Specialized

1 7.8

A sharp sour or bitter taste that makes your mouth pucker

is about a tightened or wrinkled feeling or appearance not only taste

Antonyms

smooth

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

loose

155 1.0

Not tight so it can move or fall off

How Wrinkled

wrinkled

34 1.5

puckery

8.4

crinkled

1 3.7

smooth

256 1.0

Surface Forms

puckery positive

Morphology

puckery = pucker (transparent) = pucker + y

The adjective is directly formed from the verb 'pucker' with the productive suffix '-y' meaning 'having or causing the quality of'.

Etymology

Puckery comes from the verb pucker, which means 'to pull together' or 'to tighten', like when your lips pucker after a sour taste. So puckery with the -y ending describes something that makes your mouth or skin feel tight, wrinkled, or puckered.