[breath.less] adj (14c) 1 a: not breathing b: dead
2. a: panting or gasping for breath b: leaving one breathless: very rapid or strenuous "go at a ~ pace" c: holding one's breath from emotion "~ in anticipation" d: marked by or as if by a holding of one's breath: intense, gripping "~ tension"
3: oppressive because of no fresh air or breeze -- breath.less.ly adv -- breath.less.ness n