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reedy

 
Dictionary: reed·y   (') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Full of reeds.
  2. Made of reeds.
  3. Resembling a reed, especially in being thin or fragile: "reedy businessmen in severe three-piece business suits" (Jimmy Breslin).
  4. Music. Having a tone like that of a reed instrument.
reediness reed'i·ness n.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: having a tone of a reed instrument
  Synonym: wheezy

Meaning #2: resembling a reed in being upright and slender
  Synonym: reedlike


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - pibende, skinger

Nederlands (Dutch)
vol riet, als riet (slank), dun en hoog (stem)

Français (French)
adj. - couvert de roseaux, aigu, grêle (une voix)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - schilfig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλαμόφυτος

Italiano (Italian)
esile, denso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - fraco, som fino e agudo

Русский (Russian)
пронзительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lleno de juncos, aflautado, delgado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - pipig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
芦苇丛生的, 芦苇状的, 芦苇做的, 细长的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 蘆葦叢生的, 蘆葦狀的, 蘆葦做的, 細長的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 갈대로 만든, 갈대가 많은, 갈대 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - アシの生い茂った, アシのような, あし笛の音に似た, かん高い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) كثير القصب, نحيل مهزول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זרוע קנים, מלא קנים‬


 
 
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