ˈpurfly, a. ? Sc. rare.
= purfled ppl. a.2
| 1832 Carlyle Misc. Ess., Johnson (1872) IV. 94 The purfly, sandblind lubber and blubber, with his open mouth, and face of bruised honeycomb; yet already dominant, imperial, irresistible! 1832 ― Note Bk. 18 Jan., in Froude Life (1882) II. 231 A very large, purfly, flabby man. |