Pursive

//ˈpɜː(ɹ)sɪv// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Obsolete form of pursy. alt-of, obsolete

    "a pursive horse"

Example

More examples

"[…]whether it bee that they bee broken winded and purſiue, or otherwiſe bitten and ſtung with venomous beaſts; in which caſes, there muſt be an injection made vp into the noſthrils, of the juice of Rue in wine."

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