adv
Meaning 1
In a pursy manner:
Out of breath, breathlessly.
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pursily
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adv
Meaning 2
In a pursy manner:
In a puckered manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1939, Ellery Queen, “Long Shot” in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, No. 75, April 1959, British Edition, p. 28, And, the serious business of her Hollywood gossip column concluded, Miss Paris hung up and turned her lips pursily toward Mr. Queen.
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History
Etymology
From pursy + -ly.