short-winded
adjUK /ʃɔːtˈwɪndɪd/
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.
- Derived terms
- short-windedness
- Related terms
- shortness of breath