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pursy

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[ pur-see ]
/ ˈpɜr si /

adjective, pur·si·er, pur·si·est.

short-winded, especially from corpulence or fatness.
corpulent or fat.

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Origin of pursy

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1400–50; late Middle English purcy, variant of Middle English pursif<Anglo-French porsif, variant of Old French polsif, derivative (see -ive) of polser to pant, heave. See push

OTHER WORDS FROM pursy

pur·si·ly, adverbpur·si·ness, noun

Words nearby pursy

pursue, pursuer, pursuit, pursuit plane, pursuivant, pursy, purtenance, purty, purulence, purulent, purulent inflammation

Definition for pursy (2 of 2)

pursy2
[ pur-see ]
/ ˈpɜr si /

adjective, purs·i·er, purs·i·est.

vain about one's wealth; purse-proud.

Origin of pursy

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First recorded in 1545–55; purse + -y1
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British Dictionary definitions for pursy

pursy
/ (ˈpɜːsɪ) /

adjective

short-winded
archaic fat; overweight

Word Origin for pursy

C15: alteration of earlier pursive, from Anglo-French porsif, ultimately from Latin pulsāre to pulsate
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