a. [ OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the heaves, asthma. See Push. ] Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with pampering; as, pursy insolence. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pursy important he sat him down. Sir W. Scot. [ 1913 Webster ]