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breathy


breathy

adj \ˈbre-thē\
breath·i·erbreath·i·est

Definition of BREATHY

: 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

First Known Use of BREATHY

1883

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