Reedy
adjective
Having the characteristics of a reed, mainly thin, long, or weak.
He could hear the reedy wind whistling through the small town.
adjective
Creating a high, thin sound.
The boy's reedy voice echoed in the empty auditorium.
adjective
Filled or covered with tall, narrow plants which grow near water.
The reedy marsh was home to several species of waterfowl.
adjective
Having the characteristics of a reed, mainly thin, long, or weak.
He could hear the reedy wind whistling through the small town.
adjective
Creating a high, thin sound.
The boy's reedy voice echoed in the empty auditorium.
adjective
Filled or covered with tall, narrow plants which grow near water.
The reedy marsh was home to several species of waterfowl.
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe something physically flimsy, like a reed or similar vegetation.
Her fingers were reedy, almost fragile as they turned the pages.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Strength
Avoid using 'reedy' when you mean something is strong or sturdy.
The old bridge's reedy structure made her nervous to cross.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe things metaphorically weak or inadequate, not just physical traits.
His reedy excuse did not convince anyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe something physically flimsy, like a reed or similar vegetation.
Her fingers were reedy, almost fragile as they turned the pages.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Strength
Avoid using 'reedy' when you mean something is strong or sturdy.
The old bridge's reedy structure made her nervous to cross.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe things metaphorically weak or inadequate, not just physical traits.
His reedy excuse did not convince anyone.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Description
Used to describe something physically flimsy, like a reed or similar vegetation.
Her fingers were reedy, almost fragile as they turned the pages.
Pro Tip 2/3Not for Strength
Avoid using 'reedy' when you mean something is strong or sturdy.
The old bridge's reedy structure made her nervous to cross.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Use
Can describe things metaphorically weak or inadequate, not just physical traits.
His reedy excuse did not convince anyone.
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Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The 'Desert' sweeps up to the walls of Baghdad, but it is a misnomer to call the vast level of rich, stoneless, alluvial soil a desert. It is a dead flat of uninhabited earth; orange colocynth balls, a little wormwood, and some alkaline plants which camels eat, being its chief products. After the inundations, reedy grass grows in the hollows.
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Stevie Smith
British Poet
I may be smelly and I may be old, Rough in my pebbles, reedy in my pools, But where my fish float by I bless their swimming, And I like the people to bathe in me especially women.
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Stan Getz
American Musician
My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room.
Quote examples
Isabella Bird
English Explorer
The 'Desert' sweeps up to the walls of Baghdad, but it is a misnomer to call the vast level of rich, stoneless, alluvial soil a desert. It is a dead flat of uninhabited earth; orange colocynth balls, a little wormwood, and some alkaline plants which camels eat, being its chief products. After the inundations, reedy grass grows in the hollows.
Quote examples
Stevie Smith
British Poet
I may be smelly and I may be old, Rough in my pebbles, reedy in my pools, But where my fish float by I bless their swimming, And I like the people to bathe in me especially women.
Quote examples
Stan Getz
American Musician
My dark sound could be heard across a room clearer than somebody with a reedy sound. It had more projection. My sound always seemed to fill a room.
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