Main Entry: breathy

Pronunciation: \ˈbre-thē\

Function: adjective

Inflected Form(s): breath·i·er; breath·i·est

Date: 1883

: characterized or accompanied by or as if by the audible passage of breath

— breath·i·ly \-thə-lē\ adverb

— breath·i·ness \-thē-nəs\ noun