pursy

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English - Turkish
tıknefes
katlanmış
buruşuk
şişman
tutuk nefesli
nefes darlığı olan
English - English
fat and short-breathed
{a} shortbreathed and fat, gross, heavy
{s} winded, panting, breathing out strenuously; stout, fat
Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence
breathing laboriously or convulsively
pursive
pursy

    Hyphenation

    pur·sy

    Pronunciation

    Etymology

    [ 'p&-sE, 'p&r-sE ] (adjective.) 15th century. Middle English, from Anglo-French pursif, alteration of Middle French polsif, from poulser, polser to beat, push, pant; more at PUSH.
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