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(t̸hred′ē)

adjective threadier, threadiest

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

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threadiness noun

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adjective thread·i·er, thread·i·est

Consisting of or resembling thread; filamentous.
Capable of forming or tending to form threads; viscid.
Medicine Weak and shallow. Used of a pulse.
Lacking fullness of tone; thin: a thready voice.

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threadˈi·ness noun

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