Suffocative Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Suffocative has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Adjective

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

"the choking June dust"

"the smothering soft voices"

"smothering heat"

"the room was suffocating--hot and airless"

smothering suffocating suffocative

Tending or able to choke or stifle.

Example Sentences

"the choking June dust" adjective

"the smothering soft voices" adjective

"smothering heat" adjective

"the room was suffocating--hot and airless" adjective