adjective
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of, relating to, or resembling a thread or threads
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med (of the pulse) barely perceptible; weak; fine
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sounding thin, weak, or reedy
a thready tenor
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of thready
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at thread, -y 1
Example Sentences
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Their narrow bodies and thready legs look like racers' shells and oars.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 18, 2023
It’s harder to find original posts from regular people, unless your the Instagram connections you ported over happen to be a chatty — or thready — bunch.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
It uses a lab-grown material made from a thready, branching fungus called mycelium, grown in California and sent to France to be tanned.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2021
At its worst, it can be thready and attenuated, hooting like a tin whistle, an appraisal with which countertenors of bygone days were often saddled.
From New York Times ● Apr. 23, 2016
Even from thirty feet away, Hazel could sense Annabeth’s life force waning, her pulse becoming thready.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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