thready
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- adjective
- /ˈθrɛdi/
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- The doctor noted that her pulse was thready, indicating a weak and delicate heartbeat.
- thready pulse
- weak and thready
Examples
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Her pressure's 60 over 40, pulse is thready.
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It seemed like even the thready coat packed more heft than she did.
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BP is thready.
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My pulse is thready.
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Pulse is thready.
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He observed the thready texture of the fabric, which felt almost like a fine strand of silk.
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The thready lines of the spider's web glistened in the morning dew, showcasing its intricate design.
Synonyms
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Having long thin strands that stretch like melted cheese
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Very thin and long like a single hair
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Thin and long like a thread or hair
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Thin and like a thread
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Like long thin threads that stretch and feel sticky
A very thin shape like a thread
Thin and long like a thread
Made of thin threads like hair
Forming thick, sticky threads when moved or pulled
Antonyms
How Thin
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thready comes from the common word thread and the ending -y meaning 'like' or 'full of'. So thready means 'like a thread', thin, fine, or made of small strands.