Breathless
Breathless adjective - Not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty.
Usage example: breathless at thought of what I had done
Pursy and breathless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pursy" instead an adjective "Breathless".
Pursy
Pursy adjective - Breathing laboriously or convulsively.
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Breathless and pursy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Breathless" instead an adjective "Pursy".
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