pursy

• Veraltetes Adjektiv für einen Menschen, der an Atemnot leidet oder beleibt ist; beschreibt auch jemanden, der außer Atem oder aufgedunsen ist.

An obsolete adjective meaning short-winded or fat; also used to describe someone who is out of breath or puffed up.

1. Breathing with difficultyC2formalbritish

   Having labored or convulsive breathing; short of breath.

   Kurzatmig

   • The old man was pursy after climbing the steep hill.
   • She became pursy from the thick smoke in the room.
   • He was pursy and wheezing after the long run.

   Synonymebreathlesspantingshort-windedwheezingwinded