adjective
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(of a place, esp a marsh) abounding in reeds
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of or like a reed
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having a tone like a reed instrument; shrill or piping
a reedy voice
Other Word Forms
- reedily adverb
- reediness noun
Etymology
Origin of reedy
Example Sentences
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Miss Buckner, tall and reedy, stood at the side of her desk, flicking through some papers.
From Literature
I knew he was tall—taller than me, anyway—but was he reedy or muscular?
From Literature
Looking up, we discover that these are the naked trunks of trees, their reedy, leafless tops scraping against a gray sky.
She plowed right past it, sounding exactly alike in both: slightly reedy, husky yet clarion, unaffected but full of comment and character.
From New York Times
We even enjoy the later numbers in which Zegler, launched into fame as Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story,” downshifts her Broadway pipes into a reedy, expressive Dolly Parton twang.
From New York Times
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