- pur|si|ness
- pur|si|ness «PUR see nihs», noun.a pursy condition; shortness of breath.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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pur´blind´ness — pur|blind «PUR BLYND», adjective. 1. nearly blind: »The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable, even to a purblind waiter (New Yorker). 2. Figurative. slow to discern or… … Useful english dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
pur´blind´ly — pur|blind «PUR BLYND», adjective. 1. nearly blind: »The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable, even to a purblind waiter (New Yorker). 2. Figurative. slow to discern or… … Useful english dictionary
pur|blind — «PUR BLYND», adjective. 1. nearly blind: »The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable, even to a purblind waiter (New Yorker). 2. Figurative. slow to discern or understand: »O… … Useful english dictionary
pur — ace·to·pur·pu·rine; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ap·pur·te·nance; com·pur·ga·tion; com·pur·ga·tor; com·pur·ga·to·ri·al; com·pur·ga·to·ry; ex·pur·gate; ex·pur·ga·tion; ex·pur·ga·tor; ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al; ex·pur·ga·to·ry; jai·pur; jam·shed·pur; ka·pur;… … English syllables
pur´ga|tive|ness — pur|ga|tive «PUR guh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that causes emptying of the bowels. Castor oil is a purgative. –adj. purging; cleansing: »Figurative. The coarse or macabre joke, on the part of the early Western writers, had often a… … Useful english dictionary
pur´pose|ful|ness — pur|pose|ful «PUR puhs fuhl», adjective. having a purpose: »It has been my natural disposition to see this war as something purposeful (H. G. Wells). –pur´pose|ful|ly, adverb. –pur´pose|ful|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pur´pose|less|ness — pur|pose|less «PUR puhs lihs», adjective. lacking a purpose. –pur´pose|less|ly, adverb. –pur´pose|less|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
pur´pos|ive|ness — pur|pos|ive «PUR puh sihv», adjective. 1. acting with, having, or serving some purpose: »a purposive organ, a purposive structure. 2. purposeful; resolute: »His mental processes were abnormally purposive (Harper s). 3. of or having to do with… … Useful english dictionary
pur´ga|tive|ly — pur|ga|tive «PUR guh tihv», noun, adjective. –n. a medicine that causes emptying of the bowels. Castor oil is a purgative. –adj. purging; cleansing: »Figurative. The coarse or macabre joke, on the part of the early Western writers, had often a… … Useful english dictionary
