† anˈhelous, a. Obs.
[f. L. anhēl-us panting, puffing + -ous; cf. Fr. anhéleux.]
Short of breath, short-winded, panting.
| 1661 S. Stone Deceiv. Deceiv'd 12 Rude anhelous pantings, and interrupt breathings at Devotion. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. vi. 182 Anhelous or Short-breathed Fevers have their name from difficult and anhelous respiration. 1880 in Syd. Soc. Lex. |