Category:Pursy

Pur"sy, a. Etym: [of. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser to push, Thrust, heave, of. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the heaves, asthma. See push.]

Defn: fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with Pampering; as, pursy insolence. Shak. Pursy important he sat him down. Sir w. Scot.