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Pursiness

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Pursiness
    State of being pursy.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) pursiness
    The state of being pursy; the state of being short-winded; shortness of breath.
Usage in the news

Over the fireplace hung a portrait of a woman with dark eyes and a pursy mouth. kqsfm.com

Usage in literature

There was a big pursy body, almost as large as his thumb, and of the very snowiest white that Freckles ever had seen. "Freckles" by Gene Stratton-Porter

Big pursy caterpillars could not be picked from their favourite bushes, when there were no bushes. "A Girl Of The Limberlost" by Gene Stratton Porter

He was a short, pursy man; with a short nose, a wide face, and small eyes. "From the Memoirs of a Minister of France" by Stanley Weyman

A pursy grocer considers he is much above either. "The English Constitution" by Walter Bagehot

And where dost thou lay they pursy sides? "Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded" by Samuel Richardson

He was middle-aged, pursy, and dressed with slap-dash ostentation. "Average Jones" by Samuel Hopkins Adams

He is fat and pursy, and must have had a good feed last night on some poor dead bullock. "Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier" by James Inglis

As Coronado lounged into the main doorway he was run against by a short, pursy old gentleman who was rushing out. "Overland" by John William De Forest

The man was fat and pursy, and wore a court wig and a travelling cloak. "The Man Who Laughs" by Victor Hugo

Unconsciously dull eyes sparkled and pursy lips vibrated into smiles. "Jaffery" by William J. Locke