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thready — [thred′ē] adj. threadier, threadiest 1. of or like a thread; stringy; fibrous; filamentous 2. forming threads; viscid: said of liquids 3. of or covered with threads or threadlike parts; fibrous 4. thin, weak, feeble, etc. [a thready voice, a… … English World dictionary
Thready — Thread y, a. 1. Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots of a shrub. [1913 Webster] 2. Containing, or consisting of, thread. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thready — ē adj 1) resembling a thread 2) of, relating to, or being a thready pulse * * * (thredґe) weak, thin; shallow … Medical dictionary
thready — adjective Date: 1597 1. consisting of or bearing fibers or filaments < a thready bark > 2. a. resembling a thread ; filamentous b. tending to form or draw out into strands ; ropy 3. lacking in fullness, body, or vigor ; thin … New Collegiate Dictionary
thready pulse — n a scarcely perceptible and commonly rapid pulse that feels like a fine mobile thread under a palpating finger * * * a pulse that is very fine and scarcely perceptible. Called also filiform p. and pulsus filiformis … Medical dictionary
thready — threadiness, n. /thred ee/, adj., threadier, threadiest. 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… … Universalium
thready — thread·y || θredɪ adj. thread like, fibrous, filamentary, thin … English contemporary dictionary
thready — adjective 1》 relating to or resembling a thread. 2》 (of a sound) scarcely audible. ↘Medicine (of a person s pulse) scarcely perceptible … English new terms dictionary
thready — thread•y [[t]ˈθrɛd i[/t]] adj. i•er, i•est 1) consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; filamentous 2) stringy or viscid, as a liquid 3) (of the pulse) thin and feeble 4) (of sound, the voice, etc.) weak; feeble • Etymology: 1375–1425… … From formal English to slang
thready — /ˈθrɛdi/ (say thredee) adjective 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 voice, etc.) lacking fullness; thin; weak. {thread + y1}… …
