pursily adverb3 •Out of breath, breathlessly.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. — 1903 •In a pursy manner. •In a puckered manner.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. — 1867 formsmore pursily · most pursily