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asthmatic

[az-mat-ik, as-] / æzˈmæt ɪk, æs- /


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She was also a severe asthmatic, always followed by a "frightened minion carrying her asthma inhaler, as though it were a crown, or a sceptre of some sort".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

She was anorexic, asthmatic, immunocompromised, and uncoordinated, and her prescription medication was ineffective.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2024

As portrayed here, Stanton is intense, asthmatic, married to the job and thus neglecting his actual wife; you know the drill.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2024

And he’s asthmatic, which adds extra drama to the drama.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

It created a cacophony of hacking coughs, bronchial rattles, asthmatic wheezes, consumptive croaks.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt