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breath·y
 breathy
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- pronunciation:
- bre
thi
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adjective |
| inflections: |
breathier, breathiest |
| definition 1: |
of a voice, softened or otherwise altered in timbre by more than ordinary expiration of breath.
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| definition 2: |
marked by intentional or unintentional expiration of air that softens or otherwise alters the normal timbre of a wind instrument.
a breathy style on the saxophoneHis playing is too breathy. |
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| derivations: |
breathily (adv.), breathiness (n.) |
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