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thread·y  (thrd)

adj. thread·i·er, thread·i·est

1. Consisting of or resembling thread; filamentous.

2. Capable of forming or tending to form threads; viscid.

3. Medicine Weak and shallow. Used of a pulse.

4. Lacking fullness of tone; thin: a thready voice.

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threadi·ness n.

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thready [ˈθrɛdɪ]

adj threadier, threadiest

1. of, relating to, or resembling a thread or threads

2. (Medicine) Med (of the pulse) barely perceptible; weak; fine

3. sounding thin, weak, or reedy a thready tenor

threadiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	thready - forming viscous or glutinous threads ropey, ropy, stringy thick - relatively dense in consistency; "thick cream"; "thick soup"; "thick smoke"; "thick fog"
	2.	thready - thin in diameter; resembling a thread filamentlike, filamentous, filiform, threadlike thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"