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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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thready Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • pulse: The clinical picture of severe shock consists of pale cold skin and a rapid yet thready pulse.
  • weed: It was like brown stringy thready weed caught in the flow of the water.