"short-winded" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ʃɔːtˈwɪndɪd/ [UK] Forms: more short-winded [comparative], most short-winded [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} short-winded (comparative more short-winded, superlative most short-winded)
  1. Out of breath, gasping for air; breathing rapidly, or given to becoming short of breath.
    Sense id: en-short-winded-en-adj-ZxCN2XVT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 35 11
  2. (figuratively) Hasty, breathless; rushed. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-short-winded-en-adj-51SKyrvj
  3. Concise and to the point (opposite of long-winded). Translations (concise and to the point): kortwijlig (Dutch), gebald (Dutch), kort en krachtig (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-short-winded-en-adj-sdwsltEC Disambiguation of 'concise and to the point': 2 1 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: short-windedness

Alternative forms

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