thready

UK: /ˈθrɛdɪ/ US: (thred′ē)

Inflections of 'thready' (adj):

threadier

adj comparative

threadiest

adj superlative

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

thread•y  (thred′ē), adj., thread•i•er, thread•i•est. 

1. consisting of or resembling a thread or threads;
   fibrous;
   filamentous.
2. stringy or viscid, as a liquid.
3. (of the pulse) thin and feeble.
4. (of sound, the voice, etc.) lacking fullness;
   weak;
   feeble.

• 1375–1425; late Middle English; see thread, -y¹

thread′i•ness, n. 

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thready / ˈθrɛdɪ/ adjective (threadier, threadiest)

1. of, relating to, or resembling a thread or threads
2. (of the pulse) barely perceptible; weak; fine
3. sounding thin, weak, or reedy: a thready tenor

ˈthreadiness noun