thready
thready · threadier · threadiest
Of, resembling, or capable of forming a threadOf, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
Meaning
2 sensesOf, resembling, or capable of forming a thread; filamentous.
thin in diameter; resembling a thread
Weak.
Origin
From Middle English *thredi, *thredy (suggested by derivative Middle English thredines, þrFrom Middle English *thredi, *thredy (suggested by derivative Middle English thredines, þredinez (“fibrousness, stringiness”, literally “threadiness”)), equivalent to thread + -y.
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Forms
threadier, threadiest| Comparative | threadier Lesson |
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| Superlative | threadiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- forming viscous or glutinous threads:ropyropeystringy
- thin in diameter; resembling a thread:filamentousfiliformfilamentlikethreadlike
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form