Associations to the word «Pursy»

Wiktionary

PURSY, adjective. Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness
PURSY, adjective. Fat
PURSY, adjective. Puckered
PURSY, adjective. Purse-proud, vain about one's wealth

Dictionary definition

PURSY, adjective. Breathing laboriously or convulsively.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.