pursy

• Устаревшее прилагательное, означающее страдающий одышкой или тучный; также используется для описания человека, который запыхался или раздулся.

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.

   Задыхающийся

   • 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.

   Синонимыbreathlesspantingshort-windedwheezingwinded