English Explanatory Dictionary

pursy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
  2. Fat and short.
adj
  1. Puckered.
  2. Purse-proud; vain about one's wealth.

Word forms

pursy pursier pursiest pursive

Etymology

From Middle English pursyf (“short of breath, asthmatic”), probably from Old French pousser (“to push; to breathe with difficulty”); see French poussif (“wheezy”).

Derived words

pursily pursiness
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