/ Dictionary / Index S short-winded: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: short-wind•ed Pronunciation: (shôrt'win'did), [key] — adj. short of breath; liable to difficulty in breathing. brief or concise; to the point, as in speech or writing. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: short-winded (Thesaurus) shortweight shorty Related Content Daily Word Quiz: loathe Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language