threadier

Variant of thready

thready definition

thready (t̸hred′ē)

adjective threadier thread′i·er, threadiest thread′i·est

  1. of or like a thread; stringy; fibrous; filamentous
  2. forming threads; viscid: said of liquids
  3. of or covered with threads or threadlike parts; fibrous
  4. thin, weak, feeble, etc. a thready voice, a thready pulse

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