pursy

a.

[OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the heaves, asthma. See Push.]
Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence. Shak.

Pursy important he sat him down.

Sir W. Scot.

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fat; characterized by arrogance arising from wealth

See words rhyming with "pursy."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - tyk og kortåndet, astmatisk, rynket, sammensnerpet

Français (French)
adj. - obèse

Deutsch (German)
adj. - korpulent, kurzatmig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ασθματικός

Italiano (Italian)
ansante, ciccione

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - ofegante, gordo, franzido

Русский (Russian)
страдающий одышкой, тучный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - barrigón, asmático, que se ahoga, encogido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - däst, andfådd, hopknipen, rik o (penning)dryg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
肥胖的, 皱起的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 肥胖的, 皺起的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 움푹한, 주름살진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 息切れする, 太った, しわのある, すぼんだ

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קצר-נשימה, עב-גוף‬

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