REEDY

reedy, reedlike

(adjective) resembling a reed in being upright and slender

reedy, wheezy

(adjective) having a tone of a reed instrument

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

reedy (comparative reedier, superlative reediest)

Full of, or edged with, reeds.

(of a sound or voice) High and thin in tone.

(of a person) Tall and thin.

(metallurgy) Imperfectly welded together in masses of rods.

Anagrams

• re-dye, redye

Proper noun

Reedy (plural Reedys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Reedy is the 3017th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 11884 individuals. Reedy is most common among White (87.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

• re-dye, redye

Source: Wiktionary


Reed"y (-), a.

1. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. "A reedy pool." Thomson .

2. Having the quality of reed in tone, that is,

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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