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pursy

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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pur•sy1  (pûr′sē),USA pronunciation adj., -si•er, -si•est. 
  1. short-winded, esp. from corpulence or fatness.
  2. corpulent or fat.
  • Anglo-French porsif, variant of Old French polsif, derivative (see -ive) of polser to pant, heave. See push
  • late Middle English purcy, variant of Middle English pursif 1400–50
pur′si•ly, adv. 
pur′si•ness, n. 

purs•y2  (pûr′sē),USA pronunciation adj., purs•i•er, purs•i•est. 
  1. vain about one's wealth;
    purse-proud.
  • purse + -y1 1545–55
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