whisperous

adj

whisperous

adj

Etymology From whisper + -ous.

1

whispery

  • In his apartment the doctor, conscious of his whisperous breathing, placed the letter on the kitchen table and sat looking at it, waiting for a tea kettle of water to boil.1973, Bernard Malamud, Rembrandt's Hat, page 118:
Derived terms
whisperously

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