Breathy

Acceptable For Game Play - US & UK word lists

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Marked by or as if by audible or noisy breathing: a breathy voice.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Accompanied by audible breathing.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Pertaining to or of the nature of breath.
  • In phonetics, accompanied with breath; pronounced with open glottis; uttered with breath.
  • Characterized by a conspicuous use of the breath: said usually of vocal sounds in which breath is needlessly and faultily wasted.
  • Word Usage
    "Thanks!} * PSA (in breathy female voice): The Countess is allowed to misspell words for effect, at her own discretion."
    Form
    breathily   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    throaty    inaudible    sibilant    guttural    low-pitched    squeaky    tinny    whispery    strident    husky