short-breathed

adjective

1
: breathing with quick shallow respirations
2
: of brief duration or limited breadth
the poems of the later years being obviously more fragmentary and short-breathedIrving Howe

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“Short-breathed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/short-breathed. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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