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单词 pursiness
释义

pursy

1 of 2

adjective (1)

pur·​sy ˈpə-sē How to pronounce pursy (audio) ˈpər-sē How to pronounce pursy (audio)
pursier; pursiest
1
: short-winded especially because of corpulence
2
: fat
pursiness noun

pursy

2 of 2

adjective (2)

ˈpər-sē How to pronounce pursy (audio)
pursier; pursiest
1
: having a puckered appearance
2
: purse-proud

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There are two adjectives spelled pursy, each with its own etymology. The one describing a puckered appearance goes back to the mid-16th century and has its source in the noun purse ("a receptacle for carrying money and other small objects"); a drawstring purse's puckered appearance is the inspiration. The other pursy (pronounced PUH-see or PER-see) dates from the 15th century and can mean "short-winded especially because of corpulence" or simply "fat." This pursy comes from the Old French word pousser, meaning "to exert pressure" or "to breathe heavily"—the same word, etymologists believe, behind the word push.

Word History

Etymology

Adjective (1)

Middle English pursi, pursif, from Anglo-French porsif, alteration of *polsif, from Old French pousser to exert pressure, breathe heavily — more at push

Adjective (2)

purse entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective (2)

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 1

pursiness

noun

as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat doctors and nutritionists have warned that a pandemic of pursiness poses a major threat to the health of the American public

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • obesity
  • portliness
  • weight
  • fat
  • adiposity
  • fatness
  • corpulency
  • chubbiness
  • plumpness
  • corpulence
  • grossness
  • rotundity
  • embonpoint
  • fattiness
  • pudginess
  • fleshiness
  • stoutness
  • bulkiness
  • heaviness
  • huskiness
  • endomorphy
  • burliness
  • brawniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • slenderness
  • reediness
  • slimness
  • leanness
  • thinness
  • fitness
  • trimness
  • svelteness
  • weediness
  • gauntness
  • scrawniness
  • skinniness
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