Definition of pursy in English:

pursy

adjective ˈpəːsiˈpərsi

archaic

1(especially of a horse) short of breath; asthmatic.
（尤指马）气急的，气短的；气喘的
Synonyms
short, squat, stubby
2(of a person) fat.
（人）肥胖的
Example sentencesExamples
- Turkey was a short, pursy Englishman of about my own age, that is, somewhere not far from sixty.
Synonyms
fat, fattish, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, thickset, hefty, heavy, heavyset, burly, bulky, chunky, well padded, well covered, well upholstered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, round, well rounded, broad, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, big, large, gargantuan, elephantine

Derivatives

pursiness

noun ˈpəːsɪnəsˈpərsinəs

archaic

Origin

Late Middle English: reduction of Anglo-Norman French porsif, alteration of Old French polsif, from polser 'breathe with difficulty', from Latin pulsare 'set in violent motion'.

Rhymes

arsy-versy, Circe, mercy, Percy

Definition of pursy in US English:

pursy

adjectiveˈpərsēˈpərsi

archaic

1(especially of a horse) short of breath; asthmatic.
（尤指马）气急的，气短的；气喘的
Synonyms
short, squat, stubby
2(of a person) fat.
（人）肥胖的
Example sentencesExamples
- Turkey was a short, pursy Englishman of about my own age, that is, somewhere not far from sixty.
Synonyms
fat, fattish, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, thickset, hefty, heavy, heavyset, burly, bulky, chunky, well padded, well covered, well upholstered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, round, well rounded, broad, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, big, large, gargantuan, elephantine

Origin

Late Middle English: reduction of Anglo-Norman French porsif, alteration of Old French polsif, from polser ‘breathe with difficulty’, from Latin pulsare ‘set in violent motion’.

词汇	pursy
释义	Definition of pursy in English: pursy adjective ˈpəːsiˈpərsi archaic 1(especially of a horse) short of breath; asthmatic. （尤指马）气急的，气短的；气喘的 Synonyms short, squat, stubby 2(of a person) fat. （人）肥胖的 Example sentencesExamples Turkey was a short, pursy Englishman of about my own age, that is, somewhere not far from sixty. Synonyms fat, fattish, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, thickset, hefty, heavy, heavyset, burly, bulky, chunky, well padded, well covered, well upholstered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, round, well rounded, broad, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, big, large, gargantuan, elephantine Derivatives pursiness noun ˈpəːsɪnəsˈpərsinəs archaic Origin Late Middle English: reduction of Anglo-Norman French porsif, alteration of Old French polsif, from polser 'breathe with difficulty', from Latin pulsare 'set in violent motion'. Rhymes arsy-versy, Circe, mercy, Percy Definition of pursy in US English: pursy adjectiveˈpərsēˈpərsi archaic 1(especially of a horse) short of breath; asthmatic. （尤指马）气急的，气短的；气喘的 Synonyms short, squat, stubby 2(of a person) fat. （人）肥胖的 Example sentencesExamples Turkey was a short, pursy Englishman of about my own age, that is, somewhere not far from sixty. Synonyms fat, fattish, obese, overweight, plump, portly, stout, chubby, paunchy, beer-bellied, thickset, hefty, heavy, heavyset, burly, bulky, chunky, well padded, well covered, well upholstered, meaty, fleshy, rotund, round, well rounded, broad, broad in the beam, of ample proportions, big, large, gargantuan, elephantine Origin Late Middle English: reduction of Anglo-Norman French porsif, alteration of Old French polsif, from polser ‘breathe with difficulty’, from Latin pulsare ‘set in violent motion’.
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