Perse (adj)
purs
of a very deep shade of blue or purple.
1325–75; Middle English pers. Medieval Latin persus, perhaps variant of perseus kind of blue, itself alteration of Latin Persicus.
Example sentences
“He said he wasn’t angry but his increasingly perse face belied his words.”
Ireful (adj) ayur-ful full of intense anger; wrathful. Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; ire, -ful (more…)
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
