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Pursy vs Purdy - What's the difference?

pursy | purdy |

As adjectives the difference between pursy and purdy

is that pursy is out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness while purdy is pretty.

pursy

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) pursif "short of breath, asthmatic", probably from (etyl) pousser "to push; to breathe with difficulty".

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness
  • *
  • *:now breathless wrong / Shall sit and pant in your great chairs of ease, / And pursy insolence shall break his wind / With fear and horrid flight.
  • fat
  • *1824 , Washington Irwing, Tales of a Traveler , :
  • *:It was a long winding ascent, and obliged him every now and then to stop and blow and wipe his forehead with many a pish! and phew! being rather pursy and short of wind.

    • Etymology 2

    From .

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • puckered
  • purse-proud, vain about one's wealth

    • Anagrams

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    purdy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (US, slang) Pretty.
    • Yes sirree, you're the purdiest li'l thing I ever did see.
    Why you got a purdy mouth boy.

    Anagrams

    * Appalachian English