Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Breathless
breathless, adj. [see breath, n.]
- Unearthly; eternal; timeless; not mortal; [fig.] active; racing; rapid; speedy; in a hurry.
- Not exhaling; holding in air; unable to breathe freely; [fig.] pendulous; suspended; full of anticipation; paralyzed from emotion.
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