Short-winded
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath.
- 2 Hasty, breathless; rushed. figuratively
"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."
- 3 Concise and to the point.
Adjective
- 1 breathing laboriously or convulsively wordnet
Example
More examples"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."