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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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