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
thready (comparative threadier, superlative threadiest)
Of, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
(of a pulse) weak.
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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
22 June 2024
(adjective) characterized by or indicating poverty; “the country had a poor economy”; “they lived in the poor section of town”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
