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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PURSY

Alteration of earlier pursive, from Anglo-French porsif, ultimately from Latin pulsāre to pulsate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PURSY

pursy  [ˈpɜːsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PURSY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pursy is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PURSY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of pursy in the English dictionary

The definition of pursy in the dictionary is short-winded. Other definition of pursy is fat; overweight.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PURSY


arsy-versy
ˈɑːsɪˈvɜːsɪ
birsy
ˈbɜːsɪ
Circe
ˈsɜːsɪ
controversy
ˈkɒntrəˌvɜːsɪ
gramercy
ɡrəˈmɜːsɪ
hearsy
ˈhɜːsɪ
heterocercy
ˈhɛtərəʊˌsɜːsɪ
homocercy
ˈhəʊməʊˌsɜːsɪ
mercy
ˈmɜːsɪ
Percy
ˈpɜːsɪ
remercy
rɪˈmɜːsɪ
reversi
rɪˈvɜːsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PURSY

purseful
purselike
purser
pursership
pursily
pursiness
purslane
pursuable
pursual
pursuance
pursuant
pursuantly
pursue
pursuer
pursuing
pursuingly
pursuit
pursuit plane
pursuivant
purtenance

WORDS THAT END LIKE PURSY

arsy
busy
classy
courtesy
daisy
easy
embassy
fantasy
glossy
gorsy
Gypsy
horsy
Malagasy
messy
missy
noisy
outdoorsy
pussy
sassy
sy

Synonyms and antonyms of pursy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pursy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PURSY

Find out the translation of pursy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pursy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pursy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pursy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Pursy
570 millions of speakers

English

pursy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मोटा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pursy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pursy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Pursy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ষৎ স্ফীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poussif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pursy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pursy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pursy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pursy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pursy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hụt hơn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொழுத்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पाठलाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tıknefes
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corpulento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pursy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pursy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pursy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

pursy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patserig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pursy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pursy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pursy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSY»

The term «pursy» is normally little used and occupies the 135.964 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PURSY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pursy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PURSY»

Discover the use of pursy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pursy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Reel Views 2: The Ultimate Guide to the Best 1,000 Modern ...
Onevery level that matters, we identify with Johansson's Pursy Will, and that has more to do with the actress's portrayal than with Gabel's writing or direction. Pursy comes home when she learns that her estranged mother has died. She arrives ...
James Berardinelli, 2005
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Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007
Now her daughter, Pursy (Scarlett Johansson), materializes, too late for the funeral.Pursy is a discontented and suspicious eighteen-year-old, who will soon prove to be the most mature member of the household. The boys tell Pursy her mother ...
Roger Ebert, 2013
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The new encyclopædia; or, Universal dictionary ofarts and ...
PURSY, adj. [poujif, Pr.] Shortbreathed and fat. — ' In the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itselFof vice must pardon beg. Shak. Pursy insolence (hall break his wind With fear an,] horricl flight. Shak. An hostess dowager, Grown fat and pursy  ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1807
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Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of Knowledge
See Lyon, * PURSY, adj. [poufflf, Pr.] Shortbreathtd find fat. — In the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itself of vice must pardon bejj. Sbai. Pursy insolence shall break liia wind With star and horrid flight. Shot. An hostess dowager, Grown fat ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1806
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The New And Complete Dictionary Of The English Language: In ...
Purs'er U. from purse) The paymaster of ashíp. Por'fevant (i. not p correíi a fieJiine ) A puriuivant. Se**t. Purs'ier (adj. comp. of puríy) Pursy u a grcater" degree. Purs' iect {adj. JUp. of pursy) Pursy in the greatest degree. Purs'iness {s. from pursy) ...
John Ash, 1775
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Cecil Dreeme
Our coachman is wild with drink, and my brother Pursy is in danger of his life." " I shall be most happy," said Emma. I put the ladies into the Denman carriage, rescued Pursy from his scuffle, and we drove off together. Pursy Mildood was a ...
Theodore Winthrop, George William Curtis, 1862
7
Scarlett Johansson: Hollywood Superstar
The movie is a character study about a girl named Pursy Will, played by Johansson. Pursy learns that her mother died in her hometown of New Orleans. She inherits her mother's house. That means she is legally given ownership of the house ...
Michael A. Schuman, 2011
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The Whirligig of Time: Essays on Shakespeare and Czechoslovakia
1959), Recherches internationales (Paris, May-June 1964), and in Shakespeare in a Changing World, ed. Arnold Kettle (London, 1964). 5. Modern commentators usually follow Alexander Schmidt's Shakespeare-Lexicon in defining "pursy" as ...
Zdeněk Stříbrný, Lois Potter, 2007
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Encyclopaedia perthensis, or, Universal dictionary of the ...
PURSY, adj. [poustf, Fr.] Shortbreathed and fat.— . In the fatness of these pursy times, Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg. Shak. Pursy insolence shall break his wind With fear and horrid flight. Shai. An hostess dowager, Grown fat and pursy ...
‎1816
10
The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles Duke of Byron
Peace must not make men cowards, nor keep calm 130 Her pursy regiment with men's smothered breaths; I must confess my fortunes are declined, But neither my deservings nor my mind. I seek but to sustain the right I found When I was rich , ...
George Chapman, John Margeson, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PURSY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pursy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Local students attend Alabama Governor's School at Samford
Hewitt-Trussville High School seniors Kylie Pursy and Maggie McBride were among 88 students chosen from across the state to attend the 2015 Alabama ... «Trussvilletribune, Jul 15»
2
Previewing the Arsenal summer transfer season with Spendy …
Maybe Morgan Sniderling will make me forget that I miss Van Pursy. Maybe someday the Glazers will put Van Pursy back on the market. Maybe someday. «The Short Fuse, Jun 15»
3
Sarah Elizabeth Schantz Is Ready to Take Off With Her Debut Novel …
I also had an imaginary friend named Pursy Nips, which is really similar to the word 'parsnips.' I think that had to do with my parents gardening in the back yard ... «Westword, Apr 15»
4
Forseen and predicted: The conservative rout on social issues
... to give enough exercise to Radicalism to keep it “in wind,” and to prevent its becoming pursy and lazy from having nothing to whip. No doubt, after a few years, ... «CommDigiNews, Sep 14»
5
High-class harlots?
Virtue must beg vice pardon in the fatness of these pursy times. And indeed the purses are fat when it comes to certain vices that seem to pay so well. One vice ... «Jamaica Observer, Apr 14»
6
Figure skating offers more physical challenges than ice hockey
SOCHI, Russia — COLUMN | Some guys get all pursy around the mouth when you suggest this, but figure skating is infinitely harder than ice hockey. Every four ... «Washington Post, Feb 14»
7
10 vai diễn sexy nhất của Scarlett Johansson
Trong vai Pursy Will – cô gái trẻ tìm về ngôi nhà xưa của mẹ mình và bắt đầu mối quan hệ với hai người đàn ông lạ, người xem bắt gặp một Scarlett Johansson ... «Ngôi Sao, Oct 13»
8
Crescenta Valley 9-10 All-Stars hold off Foothill for district crown
Foothill then mounted a nice comeback bid against Pursy-Burton before being he was relieved by Rowan Respicio, who recorded a strikeout for the final out with ... «Glendale News Press, Jul 13»
9
Cannes Diary, Days 3-5: Coen Bros. Films and Real-Life Jewel Heists
Llewyn's quest for money and fame put him on a road trip, with a pursy John Goodman as a gasbag jazzman and Garrett Hedlund as a chain-smoking proto-beat ... «Grantland, May 13»
10
Eur: Pursy e Zeus presi a bastonate da un "senza tetto"
Un volpino, Pursy, con le zampe posteriori paralizzate e un pit bull bianco e nero, Zeus. Il loro padrone, avvistato fino a un paio di anni addietro nei pressi ... «RomaToday, Feb 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pursy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pursy>. May 2024 ».
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