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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1883

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