Pursy

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pursy \Pur"sy\, a. [OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser
     to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the
     heaves, asthma. See {Push}.]
     Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with
     pampering; as, pursy insolence. --Shak.
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           Pursy important he sat him down.         --Sir W. Scot.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pursy
       adj : breathing laboriously or convulsively [syn: {blown}, {gasping},
              {out of breath(p)}, {panting}, {short-winded}, {winded}]