I. (ˈ)az|mad.ik, -atik, -ēk adjective
also asth·mat·i·cal -ə̇kəl, -ēk-
Etymology: Latin asthmaticus, from Greek asthmatikos, from asthmat-, asthma + -ikos -ic
1. : caused by or affected with asthma
an asthmatic cough
an asthmatic patient
: relating to asthma
2. : suggesting the breathing of an asthmatic person : wheezy
traveling in ancient and asthmatic cars
: panting , short-breathed
the coarse tone and asthmatic phrasing of Bach's oboe — Ralph Vaughan Williams
• asth·mat·i·cal·ly -ə̇k(ə)lē, -ēk- -li adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: an asthmatic person