reedy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Middle English reedy, reedi, reeddy, equivalent to reed + -y.

Nasal voice, reedier than might be expected from his strong frame. — Mrs. Warren's Profession, Bernard Shaw
Somewhere down in the woods below a bird was trying over in a husky, reedy voice the first few notes of his spring song. — The Second Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling
Beside us there was a long, reedy pool, constricted in the centre where the main carriage drive passed over a stone bridge, but swelling into small lakes on either side. — The case-book of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle

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