pursive

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/ˈpɜː(ɹ)sɪv/

A form of pursy — Out of breath; short of breath, especially due to fatness.

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Meanings

adjectivepursive (comparative more pursive, superlative most pursive)

comparative more pursive · superlative most pursive

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of pursy.

    a pursive horse

    1 more example

    […]whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine.

    1601, Plinius Secundus, translated by Philemon Holland, The Hiſtorie of the World. Commonly Called, the Naturall Hiſtorie […] , London: Impenſis G. B, Book L, Chapter XIII, page 58

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pursive

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Cite this entry
APA

pursive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursive

MLA

“pursive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pursive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pursive.

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