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Meaning of broken-winded | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Suffering from a shortness of breath or similar respiratory problem.

archaic

Examples

“My horse would have trotted to Clifton within the hour, if left to himself, and I have almost broke my arm with pulling him in to that cursed broken-winded jade’s pace.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

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