asthmatic

[ az-mat-ik, as- ]
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adjectiveAlso asth·mat·i·cal .
  1. having or experiencing asthma.

  2. relating to asthma: an asthmatic cough.

  1. 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.

Origin of asthmatic

1
First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin asthmaticus, from Greek asthmatikós, equivalent to asthmat- (stem of ásthma ) asthma + -ikos -ic

Other words from asthmatic

  • asth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • an·ti·asth·mat·ic, adjective, noun
  • non·asth·mat·ic, adjective, noun
  • non·asth·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
  • post·asth·mat·ic, adjective
  • un·asth·mat·ic, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for asthmatic

asthmatic

/ (æsˈmætɪk) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or having asthma

noun
  1. a person who has asthma

usage For asthmatic

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

Derived forms of asthmatic

  • asthmatically, adverb

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