Pŭr'sy, a.

a. [Written also pussy.] [Fr. poussif, O. Fr. pourcif, from pousser, O. Fr. pourcer, to push, thrust, heave, pousse, the heaves, asthma. See PUSH.] 1. Inflated; swelled; hence, fat, short, and thick. Pursy and important he sat him down at the table. W. Scott. 2. Hence, short-breathed.