asthmatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a person suffering from asthma
    • she is a chronic asthmatic
    • the painful gasps of a dying asthmatic
  2. adjective satellite relating to breathing with a whistling sound
    wheezing; wheezy.

WordNet

Asth*mat"ic, Asth*mat"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Asthmatic
  • Asthmatical
)
Etymology
L. asthmaticus, Gr. .
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. -- Asth*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
Asth*mat"ic noun
Definitions
  1. A person affected with asthma.

Webster 1913