asthmatic

[az-mat-ik, as-]

adjective

1. having or experiencing asthma.

2. relating to asthma.

   an asthmatic cough.

3. suggestive of the wheezing or whistling sound symptomatic of asthma.

   We'll be listening for the telltales signs of imminent disaster: the last, asthmatic gasps from our geriatric central heating boiler.

noun

1. a person with asthma.

asthmatic

/ æsˈmætɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or having asthma

noun

1. a person who has asthma

Usage

Rather than talking about an asthmatic or asthmatics , it is better to talk about a person with asthma , people with asthma

Other Word Forms

• asthmatically adverb
• antiasthmatic adjective
• nonasthmatic adjective
• nonasthmatically adverb
• postasthmatic adjective
• unasthmatic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of asthmatic¹

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin asthmaticus, from Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma ) asthma + -ikos -ic

Example Sentences

She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC

Being asthmatic, Joe jumps to the defense of a local senior who refuses to mask before entering a grocery store, claiming that it’s too hard for him to breathe in the mask.

From Salon

"Even today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory attacks; some laboratory tests have improved," said the Vatican in an evening bulletin on the 88-year-old's health.

From BBC

“I’m an anxious, asthmatic, ADHD, gay, diabetic Jew,” he shrieks, repeating the list so that the audience can register the gravity of the situation.

From Los Angeles Times

She was anorexic, asthmatic, immunocompromised, and uncoordinated, and her prescription medication was ineffective.

From Salon