different between breathy vs breachy

breathy

English

Etymology

breath +? -y

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?b???i/
  • Rhymes: -??i

Adjective

breathy (comparative breathier, superlative breathiest)

  1. Accompanied by audible breathing.
    • 1985, Bernard MacLaverty, Short story, 'Across the Street', Irish Times Summer Stories. (Also published in 'The Great Profundo and Other Stories' , 1987, Penguin Books paperback: see at p.138-139):
      She had cold sores on her upper lip which made her mouth look swollen and ugly. But from a distance it was not noticeable - like the spit and breathy sounds.

Derived terms

  • breathily
  • breathiness

Anagrams

  • by heart, byheart

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breachy

English

Etymology

breach +? -y

Adjective

breachy (comparative more breachy, superlative most breachy)

  1. Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly.
    breachy cattle

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