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pursive (iou)



pursive adjective. arch. LME.
[Anglo-Norman porsif alt. of Old French polsif (mod. poussif), from polser breathe with difficulty, pant, from Latin pulsare drive or agitate violently (see PUSH verb). Cf. PURSY adjective1.]
Esp. of a horse: short-winded, broken-winded, asthmatic.
pursiveness noun LME.