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reedy Definition

reedy (rēdē)

adjective reedi·er, reedi·est

  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

reedy Related Forms
reedi·ly adverb reedi·ness noun
reedy Synonyms

reedy

modif.

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.

Browse dictionary entries near reedy

  1. reeducate
  2. reedman
  3. reeding
  4. reedbuck
  5. reedbird
  6. reed stop
  7. Reed-Solomon
  8. reed pipe
  9. reed organ
  10. reed mace
  1. reef
  2. reef knot
  3. reefer
  4. reek
  5. reel
  6. reel off
  7. reel-to-reel
  8. reenforce
  9. reenter
  10. reentrant