Having been deprived of oxygen; having suffered from or died of asphyxia; suffocated.
Past participle of 'asphyxiate,' forming both adjective and verb forms using the '-ed' ending.
In forensic pathology, 'asphyxied' is the clinical way to describe what happened to a body—it separates the scientific observation from the emotional weight of the word 'killed.'
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.