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Definition of: pursy
(pûr′sē) adjective purs·i·er, purs·i·est
Short-breathed; asthmatic; hence, fat. See synonyms under CORPULENT. [Earlier pursive <AF pursif, OF polsif <polser pant, gasp]
—purs′i·ness noun
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