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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