Asthmatic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æsˈθmætɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Asthmatic is an adjective meaning Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
Meaning
Having the characteristics of asthma, as in an "asthmatic cough".
More Meanings
- A person who suffers from asthma.
Example Sentences
The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting. Having heard from her daughter that I might come to Shelkovka, she had hurriedly recalled two or three of my landscapes which she had seen in exhibitions in Moscow, and now asked what I meant to express by them.
Word Forms
- asthmatical
- asthmatick
- asthmatics
Synonyms for asthmatic
Depending on context, synonyms include unhealthy, wheezing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wheezing, unhealthy, asthmatical, asthmatoid, coughy, asthmalike.
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