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short-winded

short-wind·ed

short-winded

 
pronunciation:
short wIn dihd
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: breathing in short choppy inhalations; unable to withstand strenuous exercise because of insufficient lung capacity.
definition 2: of speech or writing, brief or choppy, often undesirably so.