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reedy
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective reedy has 2 senses
- reedy(s = adj.all) wheezy - having a tone of a reed instrument; Array Derived form noun reed5
- reedy(s = adj.all) reedlike - resembling a reed in being upright and slender; Array Derived form noun reed1
CIDE DICTIONARY
reedy, a.
- Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. Thomson . [1913 Webster]
- Having the quality of a reed in tone, that is, harsh and thin, as some voices. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
reedy, adj. (reedier, reediest)
1 full of reeds.
2 like a reed, esp. in weakness or slenderness.
3 (of a voice) like a reed instrument in tone; not full.
1 full of reeds.
2 like a reed, esp. in weakness or slenderness.
3 (of a voice) like a reed instrument in tone; not full.
Derivative
reediness n.
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