breathlike

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

breath +‎ -like

Adjective[edit]

breathlike (comparative more breathlike, superlative most breathlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of breath.
    • 2010, Hester Kaplan, The Edge of Marriage:
      I expected the air to be warm, breathlike, but it was slightly chilled, almost refrigerated, and it smelled of dust and old wool.