short-winded

short-wind·ed

(shôrt′wĭn′dĭd)adj.1. Breathing with quick labored breaths.2. Likely to have difficulty in breathing, especially from exertion.3. Brief and succinct.4. Choppy; disconnected.

short-winded

adj 1. tending to run out of breath, esp after exertion 2. (of speech or writing) terse or abrupt

short′-wind′ed

adj. 1. short of breath. 2. brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing. [1400–50]

Thesaurus

Adj.

short-winded - breathing laboriously or convulsivelypursy, winded, blownbreathless, dyspneal, dyspneic, dyspnoeal, dyspnoeic - not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty; "breathless at thought of what I had done"; "breathless from running"; "followed the match with breathless interest"

Translations

short-winded

short-wind·ed

short-winded

short′-wind′ed

short-winded

short-winded

short-winded

Synonyms for short-winded

adj breathing laboriously or convulsively

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