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shortwinded

shortwinded is the alternative form of short-winded.

Meaning of short-winded

Adjective

short-winded (comparative more short-winded, superlative most short-winded)

  1. Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath.
  2. (figuratively) Hasty, breathless; rushed.
    • 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.1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 8
  3. Concise and to the point.
    Antonyms:
    long-winded

Forms of shortwinded

comparativemore shortwinded
superlativemost shortwinded

Questions about shortwinded

What is shortwinded the alternative form of?
Shortwinded is the alternative form of short-winded.

Words near shortwinded in the dictionary

  1. shortwalls
  2. shortward
  3. shortwards
  4. shortwave
  5. shortwaves
  6. shortwinded
  7. shortwing
  8. shortwings
  9. shortwool
  10. shortwools
  11. shorty

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