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breathy
adjective \ˈbre-thē\
: spoken or sung with the sound of a person's breath
breath·i·erbreath·i·est
Full 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
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First Known Use of BREATHY
1883
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