pursily

English

Etymology

pursy +‎ -ly

Adverb

pursily (comparative more pursily, superlative most pursily)

1. In a pursy manner:
   1. Out of breath, breathlessly.
      • 1903, Alfred Henry Lewis, chapter 2, in Peggy O’Neal‎^[1], Philadelphia: Drexel Biddle, page 52:

        As the General straightened his tall, slight form, his tobacco-lighting accomplished, Duff Green, breathing pursily from a dash of trepidation, could not forbear comment.

      • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses‎^[2], London: Egoist Press, page 231:

        Mr Kernan hurried forward, blowing pursily.

   2. In a puckered manner.
      • 1867, Daniel Crowberry, chapter 12, in North of the Tweed‎^[3], volume 1, London: T. Cautley Newby, page 153:

        She was dressed in a light morning “wrapper,” or robe de chambre, drawn pursily about her waist by a fillet or band, tied in imitation of a rosette in front.

      • 1939, Ellery Queen, “Long Shot” in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, No. 75, April 1959, British Edition, p. 28,^[4]

        And, the serious business of her Hollywood gossip column concluded, Miss Paris hung up and turned her lips pursily toward Mr. Queen.

      • 2000, James Fleming, chapter 19, in The Temple of Optimism‎^[5], New York: Hyperion, page 202:

        Robert, who had drunk very little, eyed him pursily across the table.

Anagrams

• plurisy