Meanings
adjectivebreathy (comparative breathier, superlative breathiest)
comparative breathier · superlative breathiest
- Accompanied by audible breathing.
She had cold sores on her upper lip which made her mouth look swollen and ugly. But from a distance it was not noticeable – like the spit and breathy sounds.
1985, Bernard MacLaverty, Short story, 'Across the Street', Irish Times Summer Stories. (Also published in 'The Great Profundo and Other Stories', 1987, Penguin Books paperback: see at p.138-139)
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Czech dýchavičný, sípavý
- dýchavičnýTranslations
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Italian arioso
- ariosoTranslations
Spanish jadeante, acezoso
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- entrecortadoTranslations
- vafosoTranslations
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