Broken-winded
adj
adj ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Suffering from a shortness of breath or similar respiratory problem. archaic
"My horse would have trotted to Clifton within the hour, if left to himself, and I have almost broke my arm with pulling him in to that cursed broken-winded jade’s pace."
Example
More examples"My horse would have trotted to Clifton within the hour, if left to himself, and I have almost broke my arm with pulling him in to that cursed broken-winded jade’s pace."
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