thready

[ thred-ee ]

adjective

, 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.

thready

/ ˈθrɛdɪ /

adjective

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

   a thready tenor

Derived Forms

• ˈthreadiness, noun

Other Words From

• threadi·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thready¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; thread, -y ¹

Example Sentences

Their narrow bodies and thready legs look like racers' shells and oars.

From Scientific American

It’s harder to find original posts from regular people, unless your the Instagram connections you ported over happen to be a chatty — or thready — bunch.

From Seattle Times

Even from thirty feet away, Hazel could sense Annabeth’s life force waning, her pulse becoming thready.

From Literature

It uses a lab-grown material made from a thready, branching fungus called mycelium, grown in California and sent to France to be tanned.

From Los Angeles Times

Similar to Sporothrix, Coccidioides has two forms, starting with a thready, fragile one that exists in soil and breaks apart when soil is disturbed.

From Scientific American