breathlessly

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adverb

In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.

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Meanings

adverbbreathlessly (comparative more breathlessly, superlative most breathlessly)

comparative more breathlessly · superlative most breathlessly

  1. In a breathless manner, usually due to excitement, exertion, etc.

    `Go on,' Barbie cried breathlessly.

    1956 [1880], Johanna Spyri, Heidi, translation of original by Eileen Hall, page 10
    1 more example

    The performers crowded breathlessly in the wings.

    1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 176

Origin

From breathless + -ly.

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Translations

Esperanto anhele, senspire
  • anhelebreathlessly
  • senspirebreathlessly
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “breathlessly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/breathlessly.

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