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PURSY
blown, pursy, short-winded, winded
(adjective) breathing laboriously or convulsively
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
pursy (comparative pursier, )
Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
Fat and short.
Etymology 2
Adjective
pursy (comparative pursier, )
Puckered.
Purse-proud; vain about one's wealth.
Anagrams
• syrup
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"sy, a. Etym: [OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the heaves, asthma. See Push.]
Definition: Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence. Shak. Pursy important he sat him down. Sir W. Scot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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