pursily

== English == === Etymology === From pursy +‎ -ly. === Adverb === pursily (comparative more pursily, superlative most pursily) In a pursy manner: Out of breath, breathlessly. In a puckered manner. 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. === Anagrams === plurisy