Definition of PURSY

pursy

Adjective Satellite

  • breathing laboriously or convulsively

Adj

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

Adjective

  • Short of breath, often due to corpulence; stout.

Examples

  • After too many snacks during the game, he felt quite PURSY and less agile with his tiles.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English pursyf (“short of breath, asthmatic”), probably from Old French pousser (“to push; to breathe with difficulty”); see French poussif (“wheezy”).

Synonyms

blown, short-winded, winded

Scrabble Score: 10

pursy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
pursy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
pursy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

pursy: valid Words With Friends Word