reedy

(rēdē)

adjective reedier, reediest

  1. full of reeds
  2. made of reed or reeds
  3. like a reed; slender, fragile, etc.
  4. sounding like a reed instrument; thin; piping

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See reedy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective reed·i·er, reed·i·est
  1. Full of reeds.
  2. Made of reeds.
  3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: “reedy businessmen in severe three-piece business suits” (Jimmy Breslin).
  4. Music Having a tone like that of a reed instrument.

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  • reedˈi·ness noun

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