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thread⋅y

  [thred-ee]
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–adjective, thread⋅i⋅er, thread⋅i⋅est.
1. consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; fibrous; filamentous.
2. stringy or viscid, as a liquid.
3. (of the pulse) thin and feeble.
4. (of sound, the voice, etc.) lacking fullness; weak; feeble.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME; see thread, -y 1

Related forms:
thread⋅i⋅ness, noun
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Main Entry: thready
Pronunciation: -E
Function: adjective
1 : resembling a thread
2 : of, relating to, or being a thready pulse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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