Meanings
adjectiveshort-winded (comparative more short-winded, superlative most short-winded)
comparative more short-winded · superlative most short-winded
- Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath.
- figurativelyHasty, breathless; rushed.
it is […] what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and shortwinded elations of men.
1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 8 - Concise and to the point.
Antonyms: long-winded
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveConcise and to the point.
Opposite
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Dutch kortwijlig, gebald
- kortwijligconcise and to the point
- gebaldconcise and to the point
- kort en krachtigconcise and to the point
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