gaspy

English

Etymology

gasp +‎ -y

Adjective

gaspy (comparative gaspier, superlative gaspiest)

1. Resembling or characterised by gasps.
   • 1894, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer Abroad:

     Then his eyes began to spread and his breath to come out kinder gaspy like, and he says: "Ger-reat Scott, it's the LONGITUDE!"

   • 2007 September 6, Mike Albo, “The Department of Just Right”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When I tried it on, I discovered why my friends were so gaspy: it fit perfectly.

Anagrams

• gypsa