THREADY

filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready

(adjective) thin in diameter; resembling a thread

ropy, ropey, stringy, thready

(adjective) forming viscous or glutinous threads

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

thready (comparative threadier, superlative threadiest)

Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.

(of a pulse) weak.

Anagrams

• hydrate

Source: Wiktionary


Thread"y, a.

1. Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub.

2. Containing, or consisting of, thread.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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