thready

Definition of Thready in English :

1. ropey, ropy, stringy, thready

forming viscous or glutinous threads

thin in diameter; resembling a thread

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Thready

adjectiveWord forms: threadier or threadiest

1.

of, relating to, or resembling a thread or threads

2. medicine

(of the pulse) barely perceptible; weak; fine

3.

sounding thin, weak, or reedy

a thready tenor

adjectiveWord forms: ˈthreadier or ˈthreadiest

1.

of or like a thread; stringy; fibrous; filamentous

2.

forming threads; viscid

said of liquids

3.

of or covered with threads or threadlike parts; fibrous

4.

thin, weak, feeble, etc.

a thready voice, a thready pulse

adj. thread·i·er, thread·i·est

1. Consisting of or resembling thread; filamentous.

2. Capable of forming or tending to form threads; viscid.

3. Medicine Weak and shallow. Used of a pulse.

4. Lacking fullness of tone; thin: a thready voice.