adj
Meaning 1
Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.
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Standard Lemma guide
pursy
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adj
Meaning 2
Fat and short.
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adj
Meaning 3
Puckered.
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adj
Meaning 4
Purse-proud; vain about one's wealth.
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
breathing laboriously or convulsively
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: blown, short-winded, winded
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History
Etymology
From Middle English pursyf (“short of breath, asthmatic”), probably from Old French pousser (“to push; to breathe with difficulty”); see French poussif (“wheezy”).
From purse (“pucker”) + -y and purse (“small bag for carrying money”) + -y.