thready
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈθrɛdi/
- 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.
Fiction book (1995) -
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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3.3
Having long thin strands that stretch like melted cheese
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7.9
Like long thin threads that stretch and feel sticky
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8.2
Thin and long like a thread or hair
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4.2
Very thin and long like a single hair
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7.9
Thin and like a thread
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9.9
A very thin shape like a thread
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7.7
Made of thin threads like hair
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9.3
Forming thick, sticky threads when moved or pulled
Thin and long like a thread
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.