thready

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective forming viscous or glutinous threads
  2. adjective thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Etymology

From Middle English *thredi, *thredy (suggested by derivative Middle English thredines, þredinez (“fibrousness, stringiness”, literally “threadiness”)), equivalent to thread + -y.

In classic literature

Synonyms

ropy, ropey, stringy

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