Comparative for gasping for breath, typically due to exertion
“The swordsman was breathless and tired, yet he had fared better than all his friends, though he did not know it.”
Comparative for feeling or causing great excitement or other strong feelings
“Go on, come on, leave me breathless. Tempt me, tease me, until I can't deny this loving feeling.”
Comparative for muggy, stuffy, with bad ventilation
“The evening brought little respite from the breathless humidity that was even more oppressive in this stadium.”
Comparative for moving or proceeding with significant speed
“Do you find yourself moving through life at a breathless pace?”
Comparative for dead, no longer alive or living
“He stared down at her breathless body. The other patrons were outside on the sidewalk, attempting to be calm about the fact that they had just witnessed a terrible tragedy.”
Comparative for to be overcome by lust or aroused
Comparative for feeling tired, fatigued or weary
Comparative for gasping for breath, typically due to exertion
Comparative for confounded with surprise or wonder
Comparative for feeling confused mentally
Comparative for mesmerized by someone or something, typically in a positive way
Comparative for constricted or suffocated due to pressure or lack of air
Comparative for lacking a coherent or logical sequence or connection
Comparative for tranquil in nature
Comparative for showing or characterized by great energy and movement
Comparative for producing strong emotion, especially sadness or sympathy
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