unpursed
- adjective
- /ʌnˈpɜrst/
- She looked at him with unpursed lips.
Examples
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She listened with her lips unpursed and a gentle smile on her face.
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The child sat quietly, mouth unpursed as he watched the birds outside.
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His unpursed lips showed that he was calm and at ease.
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Her lips were unpursed.
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She listened with her lips unpursed and a gentle smile on her face.
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His unpursed lips showed that he was calm and at ease.
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The child sat quietly, mouth unpursed as he watched the birds outside.
Synonyms
Skin that is smooth without lines or wrinkles
A thing that is not pulled tight and stays loose, like a canvas
Straight and not bent or tensed
It has no wrinkles and looks neat
A surface that is smooth and even with no lines or wrinkles
Very smooth skin without lines or creases
Antonyms
How Pursed
Surface Forms
Morphology
unpursed = pursed (transparent) = un + purse + ed
The word is formed by adding the productive negative prefix 'un-' to 'pursed' (purse + -ed), giving a straightforward negation.
Etymology
The word unpursed has un- 'not' plus purse, a small bag that also means 'to press together'. To 'purse' your lips is to press them together like closing a little bag, so unpursed lips are 'not pressed together', relaxed or open.