reedy
reedy
Definition
reedy (rēd′ē)
adjective reed′i·er, reed′i·est
- full of reeds
- made of reed or reeds
- like a reed; slender, fragile, etc.
- sounding like a reed instrument; thin; piping
reed′i·ly adverb
reed′i·ness noun
reedy
Synonyms
reedy
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- margin: In the summer in Sweden the pike can be found lying in the shallow reedy margins of the lakes.
- pool: There is also a small reedy pool at the side of this track which is well worth checking.
- voice: A reedy voice piped, " Do you think a volcano might start in there?
- area: Rarer colored surnames include Red, a variant form of the surname Reed or Reid, someone who lived in a reedy area.
- island: Unfortunately they were busy nest building just beyond a reedy island.
- sound: Some people have even described the music as a thin, reedy sound, just audible on the evening air.
