asthmatic
Origin of asthmatic
Related Words for asthmatic
blown, exhausted, panting, spent, winded, asthmatic, choking, emphysematous, gasping, short-winded, stertorousExamples from the Web for asthmatic
Contemporary Examples of asthmatic
(Police at the scene initially claimed that the asthmatic, 350-pound Garner had suffered a heart attack).
She had earlier offered a terse description of how her asthmatic brother had come to die.
For example, I cannot imagine trying to treat a diabetic patient without insulin, or an asthmatic patient without bronchodilators.
Historical Examples of asthmatic
"That's truth enough," said an asthmatic voice from the backstairs.
The ManxmanHall Caine
He was short-breathed, asthmatic and possessed a tempestuous temper.
Up the Forked RiverEdward Sylvester Ellis
"You will pardon me, Mr. Audley," he said, with asthmatic breathlessness.
The Innocence of Father BrownG. K. Chesterton
Every now and then he uttered a loud snort, that sounded like an asthmatic cough.
The Desert HomeMayne Reid
The engine was also out of sorts, coughing like an asthmatic victim.
The SequelGeorge A. Taylor